Living in Bellevue, NE
Bellevue is a mid-size city of 64,510 people in Sarpy County, Nebraska. It's about 10 miles from Omaha, NE and 158 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $247k and rent runs about $1k a month.
64,510people
$247kTypical home
$1,226/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
25"Snow
244Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 64,510
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,819 people per sq mi
- 158 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 10 mi to Omaha, NE
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $247k (≈$1,558/mo)
- Median rent $1,226/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (104 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,125 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to OMA airport
- 11 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 971 ft
- 780 mi to the ocean
- 188 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 629 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 226 bars within 25 mi
- 192 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Sarpy County: R+12 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk