Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,587. Public schools that outperform most of Nebraska.
1.3% of working residents work locally in Township 6, against 34% in Nebraska’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. On cost of living, just 1 of Nebraska’s 133 towns do worse. On the outdoors, just 10 of Nebraska’s 133 towns do worse. Fontanelle Township Hall is on the National Register of Historic Places. On civic life, just 12 of Nebraska’s 127 towns do worse. Township 6 has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Township 6 beats most towns.
Where Township 6’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 2 maps from 1969 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Township 6, 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 Township 6.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Paul Lutheran School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 81 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NE on state tests and graduation
The top destinations are Omaha (36%), Blair (14%) and Fremont (10%). Half commute less than 20 miles.
| Township 6 | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.2% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 25% of residents (17% statewide). At 49.9 years, Township 6’s median age is where Nebraska’s towns sit at 37.5 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Nebraska.
| Township 6 | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49.9 years | 37.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 25% | 19% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 28% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 24% | 22% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.6 points. Across Nebraska, 49.7% of residents are women.
| Township 6 | NE | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.8% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.3% | 11.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.3% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 3.2% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10% | 13.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.9% | 11.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.2% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.4% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.8% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.7% | 7.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.4% | 25% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.9% | 21.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 19.7% | 11% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.9% | 22.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.4% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
Township 6 beats the Nebraska average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 28% of Township 6 adults sleep under 7 hours. Among 58 Nebraska towns, just 5 have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Township 6.
| Township 6 | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| What stands out | Township 6 | NE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.5% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.8% | 12.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 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 1990, 30 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Township 6.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 14° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1 within 15 miles of the center of Township 6
About 6 of every 100 Township 6 residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Nebraska.
Township in Nebraska, US
Township 6 is one of five townships in Washington County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,516 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 1,713.
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7 towns share a border with Township 6.
| Town | NE rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Township 6 | — | — | D | — | A | B+ |
| Blair | #8 | A | B+ | B+ | A− | B+ |
| Township 5 | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | B+ |
| Nickerson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Township 7 | #7 | A | B | — | A+ | A− |
| Township 2 | #17 | A− | B− | — | A− | A− |
| Elkhorn Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hooper Township | — | — | A | — | A | B− |
Township 6, Township 5 and Hooper Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Township 6, Township 5, Township 7, Township 2 and Hooper Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Nickerson Township and Elkhorn Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Township 6 with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Public schools that outperform most of Nebraska.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
