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Bennet is a small town of 1,218 people in Lancaster County, Nebraska. It's about 13 miles from Lincoln, NE and 149 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $272k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,218people
$272kTypical home
$1,260/moRent
87° / 34°Summer / winter
28"Snow
253Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,218
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,351 people per sq mi
- 149 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 13 mi to Lincoln, NE
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $272k (≈$1,718/mo)
- Median rent $1,260/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (395 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,789 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 36% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to LNK airport
- 53 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,322 ft
- 754 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 202 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 51 bars within 25 mi
- 89 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lancaster County: D+4 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