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Arcadia is a tiny town of 308 people in Valley County, Nebraska. It's about 53 miles from Grand Island, NE and 289 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $525 a month.
308people
$115kTypical home
$525/moRent
88° / 36°Summer / winter
28"Snow
263Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 308
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 539 people per sq mi
- 289 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 53 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 50 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$728/mo)
- Median rent $525/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 263 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 102 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (49 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (197 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to EAR airport
- 168 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1940
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,165 ft
- 838 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 138 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 119 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 55 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Valley County: R+64 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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