Ames, Nebraska

About Ames

Set in the eastern part of Nebraska, Ames is a small unincorporated community.

Ames holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.33 square miles.

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What Makes Ames Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Ames — but the Nebraska one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern Nebraska, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

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