A town of 6,472. More miles of trail than almost any town in Nebraska.
The 3 things Ralston does most differently from other towns.
5.6% of the town is conserved land, across 4 parks and preserves.
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Ordered by what stands out in Ralston. Another town gets a different order.
2.4 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Orval Smith Park | 1.4 mi | 24 |
| 2. Oak Park | 0.6 mi | 14 |
| 3. Ponderosa Park | 0.3 mi | 4 |
Most working residents leave Ralston for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Omaha (65%), Papillion (5%) and La Vista (4%). Half commute less than 5 miles.
Ralston beats the Nebraska average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| What stands out | Ralston | NE |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 67.7% | 62.3% |
The public schools Ralston’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 85% of Nebraska’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildewood Elementary School | PK–6 | 303 | C |
| Seymour Elementary School | PK–6 | 286 | C+ |
| St. Gerald School Private | PK–8 | 317 | |
| Ralston Middle School | 7–8 | 488 | D |
| Ralston High School | 9–12 | 1,024 | C− |
Ralston has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 36 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 43% of U.S. communities.
The typical Ralston home is worth about $266,000, up 3.5% in a year, 5% below the Nebraska typical home.
Ralston reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 51% report less.
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City in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States
Ralston is a city in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 6,494 at the 2020 census. A suburb of Omaha, Ralston is surrounded on three sides by the City of Omaha and by La Vista in Sarpy County on its south side.
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