Is Palisade a good place to live?
1.1% of working residents work locally in Palisade, where Nebraska’s towns sit at 34% and U.S. towns at 8%. Among 58 Nebraska towns, just 1 have a higher share of households owning their home than Palisade. Palisade has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
277 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Palisade: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Palisade, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Palisade.
A typical Palisade home is worth about $131K
The typical Palisade home is worth about $131,000, up 2.4% in a year, 53% below the Nebraska typical home. Palisade’s median rent is $781 a month, close to Nebraska’s towns ($914 a month) and below U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most of Palisade’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Palisade for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Palisade has lost 52 jobs, to 55 in 2023. The average trip to work in Palisade is 24 minutes.
| Palisade | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 9.3% | 11% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Palisade stands out in Nebraska and nationally, with a typical July afternoon hotter than most
Palisade’s July high is 91°F. Palisade has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Palisade
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Palisade is
Palisade beats the Nebraska average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 39% of adults have high blood pressure in Palisade.
| Palisade | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 40% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 31% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| What stands out | Palisade | NE |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82% | 77.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.6% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Palisade
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Palisade; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Palisade residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Nebraska.
99% of working residents leave Palisade for work
Where Palisade’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Palisade
Village in Hitchcock and Hayes counties in Nebraska, United States
Palisade is a village in Hayes and Hitchcock counties in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The population was 294 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,759 ft
- ZIP code
- 69040
Questions about Palisade
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Palisade, NE a good place to live?
Palisade has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.