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Alma is a small town of 1,154 people in Harlan County, Nebraska. It's about 77 miles from Grand Island, NE and 265 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $641 a month.
1,154people
$164kTypical home
$641/moRent
90° / 39°Summer / winter
22"Snow
263Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,154
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,003 people per sq mi
- 265 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 77 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,033/mo)
- Median rent $641/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 263 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 102 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (211 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (105 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to EAR airport
- 200 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,041 ft
- 756 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 68 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 204 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 69 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harlan County: R+68 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk