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Blue Springs is a tiny town of 328 people in Gage County, Nebraska. It's about 47 miles from Lincoln, NE and 132 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $59k and rent runs about $774 a month.
328people
$59kTypical home
$774/moRent
88° / 36°Summer / winter
20"Snow
253Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 328
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 419 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 47 mi to Lincoln, NE
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $59k (≈$372/mo)
- Median rent $774/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (51 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (509 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to LNK airport
- 90 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,247 ft
- 719 mi to the ocean
- 224 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 96 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 37 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.