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Ainsworth is a small town of 1,697 people in Brown County, Nebraska. It's about 136 miles from Grand Island, NE and 325 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $807 a month.
1,697people
$107kTypical home
$807/moRent
88° / 37°Summer / winter
36"Snow
258Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,697
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,690 people per sq mi
- 325 mi to Denver, CO
- 136 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 109 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$677/mo)
- Median rent $807/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (35 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (105 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 20% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 107 mi to LBF airport
- 221 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 148 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,530 ft
- 924 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 123 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 110 mi to the nearest ski area
- 33 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 123 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 131 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 52 mi to the nearest vet
- 94 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 65 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brown County: R+75 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk