Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,206, settled in 1869. Public schools that outperform most of Nebraska.
The best of Eagle’s subject grades are an A− for schools and incomes and an A for civic life; the weakest is a C for hazard risk. Eagle has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Eagle beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle Elementary School | PK–5 | 264 |
| Widest gap | Eagle | NE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.5% | 12.4% |
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Nebraska), ordered by how far Eagle is from typical.
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Census counts: 297 in 1900, a low of 255 in 1950, 1,065 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 4 maps from 1903 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Eagle. Close and well known come first.
14 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium
39 mi Zoo & aquariumOmaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
15 mi Stadium & arenaPinnacle Bank Arena
15 mi MuseumStrategic Air and Space Museum
40 mi MuseumJoslyn Art Museum
14 mi MuseumSheldon Museum of ArtMemorial Stadium: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium: OmahaZoo, Public domain · Pinnacle Bank Arena: CrunchySkies, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Strategic Air and Space Museum: User Kandykornhead on en.wikipedia, Public domain · Joslyn Art Museum: akasped, CC BY 2.0 · Sheldon Museum of Art: Ammodramus, CC0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Eagle, 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 Eagle.
Public schools: the Waverly School District 145. Its one school is below. 264 students attend Eagle’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 264 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NE on state tests and graduation
Eagle’s mean commuting time stands at 26 minutes. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 104, to 202. 2.4% of Eagle residents live below the poverty line, where Nebraska’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The top destinations are Lincoln (41%), Omaha (17%) and Waverly (3%).
| Eagle | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 34% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 2.4% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 9.3% | 5.4% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Zillow values the typical Eagle home at about $364,000, up 2.7% in a year, 31% above the Nebraska typical home. The town’s rent at the middle of the market is $1,104 a month, against $914 a month in Nebraska’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns.
| Eagle | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 96% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,104 a month | $914 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
For adults in Eagle, the share who have been diagnosed with depression is 20%. Among 58 Nebraska towns, just 4 have a higher share of adults who binge drink than Eagle. 9.2% of adults locally have diabetes; 30% have high blood pressure.
| Eagle | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Eagle | NE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.5% | 12.4% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Eagle’s risk rating from FEMA is 68 of 100. One flood insurance claim has been paid locally since 1990. FEMA puts 42% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 19% to tornadoes. Also worth knowing: households here have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2019.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In July, afternoons reach 87°; in January, nights fall to 15°, and about 22 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The age of the median resident for Eagle comes to 36.3 years. Adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (36% statewide); people 65 and older are 9% of residents (17% statewide). Since 2020, Eagle has grown 11%, to 1,206 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. In Eagle, 27% of residents are under 18.
| Eagle | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 9.1% | 19% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 27% | 24% | 22% |
| Median age | 36.3 years | 37.5 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.2 points. Across Nebraska, 49.7% of residents are women.
| Eagle | NE | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.6% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13% | 11.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.6% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.8% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15% | 13.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.7% | 11.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.2% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.8% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.3% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.2% | 7.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.4% | 25% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.2% | 21.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.7% | 11% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.8% | 22.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.7% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
5 within 15 miles of the center of Eagle
About 10 of every 100 Eagle residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Nebraska.
Where Eagle’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in Nebraska, US
Eagle is a village in southwest Cass County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village population was 1,065.
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Public schools that outperform most of Nebraska.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
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