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Bartlett is a tiny town of 189 people in Wheeler County, Nebraska. It's about 67 miles from Grand Island, NE and 284 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $84k and rent runs about $463 a month.
189people
$84kTypical home
$463/moRent
88° / 35°Summer / winter
35"Snow
259Sunny days
68Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 189
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,331 people per sq mi
- 284 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 67 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 59 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $84k (≈$531/mo)
- Median rent $463/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 68 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 47
- 15% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to GRI airport
- 143 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,202 ft
- 861 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 130 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- No 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 80 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 59 mi to the nearest dog park
- 83 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wheeler County: R+76 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