A town of 1,721, settled in 1885. A typical home worth about $105K.
The 3 things Gordon does most differently from other towns.
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Ordered by what stands out in Gordon. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Gordon home is worth about $105,000, up 2.8% in a year, 63% below the Nebraska typical home.
The public schools Gordon’s kids attend trail 74% of Nebraska’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon-Rushville Elem-Gordon | PK–5 | 156 | C |
| Gordon-Rushville High School | 9–12 | 125 | C+ |
Gordon has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 13°, and about 46 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Gordon reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 64% report less.
40% of Gordon’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Rushville (5%), Batesland (4%) and Omaha (2%). Half commute less than 11 miles.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities.
Gordon beats the Nebraska average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
| What stands out | Gordon | NE |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.7% | 77.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.3% | 6.1% |
0.1 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wayland Park | — | 11 |
| 2. Winship Park | — | 3 |
10 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
City in Sheridan County, Nebraska, United States
Gordon is a city in Sheridan County, Nebraska, United States, in the Great Plains region. As of the 2020 census, Gordon had a population of 1,504.
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