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Beacon ViewNE

A town of 36.

Population
36
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$350K
Census ACS
Household income
$104K
median
Median age
69.1
years
Land area
0 sq mi

Is Beacon View a good place to live?

Beacon View’s median age is 69.1 years, above both Nebraska’s towns (37.5 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Of the 58 Nebraska towns we compare, none has a higher home-ownership rate than Beacon View. Beacon View has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

36 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Ashland · 3 miClear Creek Township · 4 miAshland Township · 5 miMemphis · 6 miSouth Bend · 6 miMarble Township · 8 mi
Clear Creek TownshipClear Creek TownshipBeacon View
Getting set up

Moving to Beacon View: who provides what

Beacon View is unincorporated, so Sarpy County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerOmaha Public Power District13.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesSarpy CountySarpy County provides services here
SchoolsGretna Public SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Nebraska you can register online until 18 days before Election Day, in person until 11 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 18 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereSarpy Election CommissionerSarpy County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2021
ZIP code6802868028 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Beacon View.

Climate

The climate in Beacon View brings four seasons and pleasant summers

In July, afternoons reach 87°; in January, nights fall to 14°, and about 22 inches of snow falls in a winter.

22″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–37°
Spring40–63°
Summer64–85°
Fall41–65°
Oct 16
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageBeacon View’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 87°, January lows 14°Rain & snow22″ of snow a winter · 32 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.1° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Compared with most of Nebraska and the rest of the country, fewer of Beacon View’s adults say their health is fair or poor

35% of adults have obesity in Beacon View. Among 58 Nebraska towns, just one has a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Beacon View. Beacon View: nearly one in ten adults report frequent physical distress, below both the Nebraska town median (13%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). No town among the 58 in Nebraska we compare has a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Beacon View.

Beacon ViewNebraska townsU.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)9.1%13%14%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)27%30%33%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)18%28%25%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)11%17%19%
32 measures vs. Nebraska
19 better13 too close to call0 worse
What stands outBeacon ViewNE
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth6.5%12.4%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity6.7%12.3%
CHI Health Lakeside
13.9 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
Full pageBeacon View’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsFewer adults who get no exerciseHospitals & doctors nearby13.9 miles to an ER · CHI Health LakesideHow adults are doingFewer adults in fair or poor healthEvery CDC estimateBetter than NE on 19 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Beacon View has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

On expected storm and flood damage, Beacon View sits above 53% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 38% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 26% to tornadoes.

53risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
53Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHail
Full pageBeacon View’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesModerate riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters21 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready1.3 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

$407Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in May
Full pageBeacon View’s housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the page
Prices over the yearsPrices over the yearsYears of income to buyA typical home costs 3.9 years of incomeRentsRentsVs. the neighbors1 bordering town

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Nearby attractions

Memorial Stadium and 34 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Beacon View. Close and well known come first.

All 37 attractions →
26 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium23 mi Zoo & aquariumOmaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium4 mi MuseumStrategic Air and Space Museum27 mi Stadium & arenaPinnacle Bank Arena24 mi MuseumJoslyn Art Museum31 mi LandmarkFort Atkinson
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Memorial Stadium: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium: OmahaZoo, Public domain · Strategic Air and Space Museum: User Kandykornhead on en.wikipedia, Public domain · Pinnacle Bank Arena: CrunchySkies, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Joslyn Art Museum: akasped, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Atkinson: Unknown, Public domain

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Beacon View

14pages on Beacon View
The big questions
HealthBetter than NE on 19 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingWork & commute$104K median household incomeNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 53% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
PlacesAttractions37 nearby · Strategic Air and Space Museum 4 miLibraryAshland Public LibraryColleges
The story
Climate87° summer highs · 22″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Beacon View; the nearest are

Ricketts Great Books CollegeUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Omaha19.4 mi$0 tuitionUniversity of Nebraska at OmahaUniversity or college · Public · Omaha21 mi$8,718 in-state tuitionSoutheast Community College AreaCommunity college · Public · Lincoln22.7 mi$3,690 in-state tuition

About 0 of every 100 Beacon View residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Nebraska.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Beacon View

Census-designated place in Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States

Beacon View is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States. It is in the southwest part of the county, on the east bank of the Platte River. It is bordered to the south, across U.S. Route 6 (US 6), by the CDP of Linoma Beach. US 6 leads northeast 7 miles (11 km) to Gretna and southwest 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to Nebraska. Omaha is 28 miles (45 km) to the northeast. As of the 2020 census, Beacon View had a population of 55. The community was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.4 sq mi
Elevation
1,066 ft

Questions about Beacon View

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Beacon View, NE a good place to live?

Beacon View has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.