Living in Fremont, NE

Dodge County

Fremont is a real, genuinely distinct Dodge County regional hub roughly 35 miles northwest of downtown Omaha -- its own county seat and largest city, not a bedroom suburb folded into Omaha's own municipal footprint. Its real, current economic identity centers substantially on two large, currently active food-processing employers: Wholestone Farms (a pork-processing cooperative employing approximately 1,500) and Lincoln Premium Poultry (the Costco-affiliated chicken-processing complex employing approximately 1,200, whose overall economic impact is cited as exceeding 1% of Nebraska's total GDP). That employment base ties directly to a real, disclosed acceleration in population growth (2.1% year-over-year as of July 2024, described as among the strongest increases of any Nebraska community over 12,000 residents). Housing runs genuinely affordable (Zillow's cited average home value ~$256,092, up 6.8% year-over-year) and rent runs well below RentCafe's own cited national comparison figure (~$1,102/month average). This record discloses Fremont's real, structural flood risk directly rather than omitting it: the city sits near the confluence of the Platte River, Elkhorn River, and Rawhide Creek on flat, slow-draining terrain, and experienced a real, catastrophic isolation during the March 2019 Midwest flood (Elkhorn River crested at 24.68 feet, all roadways cut off for four days, approximately 1,000 homes flooded). Fremont's own property tax rate (1.79% per Ownwell) runs as the highest in Dodge County, and Fremont Public Schools carries a real, disclosed below-state-average academic ranking this record does not paper over.

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Housing

Median sale price$256,092

Taxes

Local effective property tax rate1.79%

Not independently sourced at the Dodge County level this session. Nebraska's top state income tax rate is 4.55%. See the Nebraska hub page for the statewide property tax context -- do not treat that figure as Fremont-specific.

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The tradeoffs

Pros

A real, currently active, substantial food-processing job market (Wholestone Farms, Lincoln Premium Poultry) tied to a real, disclosed accelerating population-growth trend. Genuinely affordable housing and rent relative to national figures. A real, distinct regional-hub identity with its own county-seat government and services, rather than commuter-suburb dependence on Omaha. Nebraska's real, recent Social Security and military-retirement income tax exemptions benefit many residents and retirees.

Cons

Real, structural flood risk given Fremont's position near the Platte and Elkhorn rivers, including a documented catastrophic isolation event in March 2019 this record discloses directly. Fremont's own property tax rate (1.79%) runs as the highest within Dodge County, above the Nebraska statewide median. Fremont Public Schools carries a real, disclosed below-state-average academic proficiency ranking. Nebraska's homeowners-insurance market runs genuinely among the most expensive nationally, a real cost this record does not omit from an otherwise affordable-housing narrative. This record's own cited crime source presents a real, disclosed internally-inconsistent framing movers should independently verify.

Who this fits

Best for: Best fits movers drawn to real, currently active food-processing and manufacturing employment, genuinely affordable housing, and a distinct regional-hub identity outside the Omaha metro's own municipal core -- including workers connected to Wholestone Farms, Lincoln Premium Poultry, or Fremont's broader manufacturing base.

Maybe not for you if: Probably not the right fit for buyers highly sensitive to flood risk without confirming current, address-specific FEMA flood-zone status directly, or for families prioritizing a district with a confidently above-average academic ranking, given Fremont Public Schools' own disclosed below-state-average proficiency data. Movers seeking Nebraska's lowest property tax rates should also look elsewhere within the state, given Fremont's own cited standing as the highest-rate city within Dodge County.

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Last reviewed: 2026-08-28. Independent research; see individual metric entries above for source attribution. This is not financial, tax, or legal advice -- confirm current figures with a local professional before making a decision.