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Beaver City is a tiny town of 547 people in Furnas County, Nebraska. It's about 94 miles from Grand Island, NE and 269 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $79k and rent runs about $703 a month.
547people
$79kTypical home
$703/moRent
92° / 42°Summer / winter
21"Snow
263Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 547
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 641 people per sq mi
- 269 mi to Denver, CO
- 94 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $79k (≈$498/mo)
- Median rent $703/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 263 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 102 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (44 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (460 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 22% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 20% 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
- 41 mi to MCK airport
- 221 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,218 ft
- 767 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 90 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 214 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 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
- 67 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 31 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 84 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 54 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Furnas County: R+70 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
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk