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Battle Creek is a small town of 1,456 people in Madison County, Nebraska. It's about 71 miles from Sioux City, IA and 255 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $194k and rent runs about $960 a month.
1,456people
$194kTypical home
$960/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
28"Snow
251Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,456
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,062 people per sq mi
- 255 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 71 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $194k (≈$1,225/mo)
- Median rent $960/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (90 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (117 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (473 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 39% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to SUX airport
- 100 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,595 ft
- 856 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 83 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 70 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 83 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+56 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk