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Axtell is a tiny town of 818 people in Kearney County, Nebraska. It's about 51 miles from Grand Island, NE and 260 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $205k and rent runs about $1k a month.
818people
$205kTypical home
$1,115/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
24"Snow
263Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 818
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,763 people per sq mi
- 260 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 51 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $205k (≈$1,293/mo)
- Median rent $1,115/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (45 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (60 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to EAR airport
- 178 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,241 ft
- 776 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 79 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 176 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kearney County: R+58 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