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Bellevue's public schools trail 95% of Nebraska towns on state tests and graduation. Overall it grades C+, 43rd of 57 graded towns in Nebraska. The median household earns $85K. Bellevue is home to Bellevue University. Only 8 of Nebraska’s 127 towns score lower on civic life. Bellevue has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them William Hamilton House and Presbyterian Church.
Where Bellevue beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Its founding year, 1822, is the earliest of any Nebraska town we grade.
Census counts: 211 in 1880, a low of 211 in 1880, 64,176 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1856 and 5 maps from 1956 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Nebraska), ordered by how far Bellevue is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bellevue. Close and well known come first.
6 mi Zoo & aquariumOmaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
8 mi MuseumJoslyn Art Museum
22 mi MuseumStrategic Air and Space Museum
9 mi MuseumUSS Hazard
10 mi MuseumPottawattamie County Jail
22 mi LandmarkFort AtkinsonOmaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium: OmahaZoo, Public domain · Joslyn Art Museum: akasped, CC BY 2.0 · Strategic Air and Space Museum: User Kandykornhead on en.wikipedia, Public domain · USS Hazard: Dave Aldworth / Oldfarm at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Pottawattamie County Jail: Smallbones, CC0 · Fort Atkinson: Unknown, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bellevue, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Bellevue.
Bellevue has seen reported crime fall by a fifth or more, but it has a long record of flood insurance claims.
Its public schools are run by the Bellevue Public Schools. Three of its 32 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 682 | D |
| Bellevue West Sr. High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,529 | B |
| Bellevue Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 475 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NE on state tests and graduation
14 miles of trail in 41 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Haworth Park, 184 acres with 1.8 miles of trail.
| Bellevue | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.8% | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Haworth Park | 1.8 mi | 184 |
| 2. American Heros Park | 1.7 mi | 115 |
| 3. Willow Springs Park | 0.7 mi | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Bellevue for work: only 13% work in town. At 21 minutes, Bellevue’s average trip to work is above Nebraska’s towns (17 minutes) but below U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Bellevue grew to 14,485 in 2023, 1,846 more than in 2013.
| Bellevue | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 35% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.8% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Bellevue beats the Nebraska average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 18% of Bellevue adults have been diagnosed with depression, near the Nebraska town median (18%) and below the median of U.S. towns (23%). Of the 57 Nebraska towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who binge drink than Bellevue.
| Bellevue | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 19% | 16% |
| What stands out | Bellevue | NE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 17.1% | 19.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Bellevue has cold winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 14° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Bellevue home is worth about $299,000, up 3.3% in a year, 7% above the Nebraska typical home. Only 4 of the 56 Nebraska towns we compare have a higher median rent than Bellevue.
| Bellevue | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,226 a month | $907 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 66% | 67% | 73% |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 42% | 43% | 48% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
96 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 14 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 96 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bellevue.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Reported crimes fell from 1,068 to 802 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Nebraska average. 15% of residents are 65 or older in Bellevue. 35% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Nebraska.
| Bellevue | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 36.3 years | 37.8 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 28% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 24% | 22% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.3 points. Across Nebraska, 49.7% of residents are women. Median age: women 38.1, men 35.1.
| Bellevue | NE | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.3% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.9% | 11.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.2% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.2% | 13.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.2% | 11.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.1% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.3% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.9% | 7.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24% | 25% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.8% | 21.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.8% | 11% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21% | 22.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.5% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
11 within 15 miles of the center of Bellevue
About 6 of every 100 Bellevue residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Nebraska.
50,137 counted in 2010 and 64,176 in 2020; an estimated 64,863 in 2025.
Growth has leveled off: within 1% of 2020, after 28% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
6 places in Bellevue on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States
Bellevue (French for 'beautiful view'; previously named Belleview) is a suburban city in Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area, and had a population of 64,176 as of the 2020 census, making it the 3rd most populous city in Nebraska, behind Omaha and Lincoln.
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4 towns share a border with Bellevue.
| Town | NE rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue | #43 | C+ | C+ | B− | D | B+ |
| Offutt AFB | #45 | C | D− | — | B− | A− |
| Omaha | #50 | C | C+ | — | D− | B+ |
| La Platte | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Offutt AFB and Omaha report no FBI crime data of their own. La Platte isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Bellevue with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Bellevue grades C+ overall, better than 38% of U.S. towns and #43 of 57 in Nebraska. It grades B+ for health, B− for safety and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
