Living in Brady, NE
Brady is a tiny town of 470 people in Lincoln County, Nebraska. It's about 105 miles from Grand Island, NE and 253 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $992 a month.
470people
$151kTypical home
$992/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
28"Snow
266Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 470
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,433 people per sq mi
- 253 mi to Denver, CO
- 105 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$953/mo)
- Median rent $992/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 266 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 99 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (92 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,118 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 29% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to LBF airport
- 233 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,664 ft
- 834 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 149 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 183 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 82 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 68 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+55 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low 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.