Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
1,999 people live in this town, settled in 1867.
The best of Winnebago Township’s subject grades is an A+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for schools. 52% of working residents work locally in Winnebago Township, against 34% in Nebraska’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. On health, just 1 of Nebraska’s 131 towns do worse. Winnebago Township is home to Little Priest Tribal College. Winnebago Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Winnebago Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Little Priest Tribal College | 201 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Winnebago Elementary School | PK–8 | 438 |
| St. Augustine Indian Mission School | K–8 | 87 |
| Winnebago High School | 9–12 | 187 |
Where Winnebago Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Nebraska), ordered by how far Winnebago Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 399 in 1910, 916 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 3 maps from 1966 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Winnebago Township, 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 Winnebago Township.
Two of its 3 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. Public schools: the Winnebago Public Schools District 17. The 2 public schools in Winnebago Township teach 625 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winnebago Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 438 | D− |
| Winnebago High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 187 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NE on state tests and graduation
The share of residents in Winnebago Township who live below the poverty line: 17%. Since 2013, Winnebago Township has added 269 jobs, to 1,151 in 2023. In Winnebago Township, the mean commuting time is 18 minutes. The top destinations are Winnebago (46%), Omaha (5%) and Sioux City (4%).
| Winnebago Township | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
24% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Winnebago Township. Of the 58 Nebraska towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Winnebago Township. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Winnebago Township is ahead of Nebraska on 3 and behind on 22.
| Winnebago Township | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 14% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 40% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 30% | 33% |
| What stands out | Winnebago Township | NE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.4% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 27.9% | 33% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 16% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Winnebago Township than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Only one of the 58 Nebraska towns we compare has a lower typical July afternoon high than Winnebago Township. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 12° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Trails total 13 miles in 2 parks and preserves. Winnebago Township’s trail network density stands at 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Winnebago Township | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Snyder Bend Wildlife Management Area | — | 4 |
| 2. Trino and Babe Gomez Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Winnebago Township
About 5 of every 100 Winnebago Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Nebraska.
Village in Thurston County, Nebraska, United States
Winnebago is a village in Thurston County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 916 at the 2020 census. The village is known as Nįšoc in the Hoocąk language.
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3 towns share a border with Winnebago Township.
| Town | NE rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnebago Township | — | — | A+ | — | D− | D |
| Omaha Township | — | — | A+ | — | D− | D |
| Blackbird Township | — | — | A+ | — | D− | D |
| Merry Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Winnebago Township, Omaha Township and Blackbird Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Winnebago Township, Omaha Township and Blackbird Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Merry Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Winnebago Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.