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Bennington is a small town of 2,366 people in Douglas County, Nebraska. It's about 9 miles from Omaha, NE and 177 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $333k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,366people
$333kTypical home
$1,359/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
34"Snow
251Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,366
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,638 people per sq mi
- 177 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 9 mi to Omaha, NE
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $333k (≈$2,101/mo)
- Median rent $1,359/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (227 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,455 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to OMA airport
- 15 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,099 ft
- 797 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 59 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 653 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 233 bars within 25 mi
- 203 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: D+10 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.