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Bruning is a tiny town of 259 people in Thayer County, Nebraska. It's about 57 miles from Lincoln, NE and 181 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $132k and rent runs about $860 a month.
259people
$132kTypical home
$860/moRent
88° / 36°Summer / winter
23"Snow
257Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 259
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 760 people per sq mi
- 181 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 57 mi to Lincoln, NE
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$833/mo)
- Median rent $860/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 9 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 (20 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (102 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to LNK airport
- 110 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,591 ft
- 745 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 115 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 31 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Thayer County: R+61 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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