Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Fort Calhoun’s best subject grades are an A− for incomes and an A+ for civic life; its weakest is a C− for hazard risk. No town among the 51 in Nebraska we compare has a higher typical home value than Fort Calhoun. Alfred H. and Sarah Frahm House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Fort Calhoun has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Fort Calhoun beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Nebraska), ordered by how far Fort Calhoun is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1905.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fort Calhoun. Close and well known come first.
24 mi Park & preserveLoess Hills
17 mi Zoo & aquariumOmaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
in town LandmarkFort Atkinson
5 mi Ancient siteBertrand
14 mi MuseumJoslyn Art Museum
34 mi MuseumStrategic Air and Space MuseumLoess Hills: Bill Whittaker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium: OmahaZoo, Public domain · Fort Atkinson: Unknown, Public domain · Bertrand: Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Joslyn Art Museum: akasped, CC BY 2.0 · Strategic Air and Space Museum: User Kandykornhead on en.wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fort Calhoun, 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 Fort Calhoun.
The typical Fort Calhoun home is worth about $539,000, up 3.3% in a year, 94% above the Nebraska typical home.
| Fort Calhoun | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,141 a month | $914 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 67% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Fort Calhoun beats the Nebraska average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 27% of Fort Calhoun adults sleep under 7 hours, below both the Nebraska town median (31%) and the median of U.S. towns (36%). 21% of adults binge drink in Fort Calhoun.
| Fort Calhoun | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 31% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| What stands out | Fort Calhoun | NE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.7% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.6% | 12.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities. Since 1984, 15 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fort Calhoun.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fort Calhoun has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 14° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Fort Calhoun for work: only 9% work in town. Fort Calhoun’s median household income is $102,000, above both Nebraska’s towns ($69,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). The average trip to work in Fort Calhoun is 22 minutes.
| Fort Calhoun | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 9.3% | 34% | 8% |
| Median household income | $102,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 11% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
People 65 and older are 23% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide). Fort Calhoun’s median age is 46.7 years. 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Nebraska.
| Fort Calhoun | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.7 years | 37.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 21% | 24% | 22% |
Somewhere between 39% and 69% women
The Census survey reached too few of Fort Calhoun’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±14.9 points. Across Nebraska, 49.7% of residents are women.
| Fort Calhoun | NE | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.7% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.4% | 11.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.6% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.4% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.3% | 13.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.7% | 11.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.9% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.1% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.1% | 7.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.5% | 25% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.3% | 21.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8% | 11% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.1% | 22.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.1% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
9 within 15 miles of the center of Fort Calhoun
About 4 of every 100 Fort Calhoun residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Nebraska.
City in Washington County, Nebraska, United States
Fort Calhoun is a city in Washington County, Nebraska, United States, located along the Missouri River approximately north of Omaha. The population was 1,108 at the 2020 United States census. The city is notable for its proximity to Fort Atkinson, the first permanent United States military post established west of the Missouri River, which played an important role in early American expansion and relations with Native American nations. Fort Calhoun developed as an agricultural community following its establishment in the 1850s and has retained its historic character while becoming part of the broader Omaha metropolitan area. The city and surrounding region are closely associated with early 1…
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That is 6.4 years of the area's median household income ($84,829 across the Omaha, NE-IA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
