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Beatrice is a big small town of 12,225 people in Gage County, Nebraska. It's about 37 miles from Lincoln, NE and 141 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $758 a month.
12,225people
$159kTypical home
$758/moRent
88° / 35°Summer / winter
19"Snow
253Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,225
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,292 people per sq mi
- 141 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 37 mi to Lincoln, NE
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,005/mo)
- Median rent $758/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (595 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to LNK airport
- 84 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,286 ft
- 729 mi to the ocean
- 214 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 90 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gage County: R+39 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk