Living in Burchard, NE
Burchard is a tiny town of 119 people in Pawnee County, Nebraska. It's about 49 miles from Lincoln, NE and 119 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $57k and rent runs about $706 a month.
119people
$57kTypical home
$706/moRent
87° / 35°Summer / winter
20"Snow
253Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 119
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 676 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 49 mi to Lincoln, NE
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $57k (≈$358/mo)
- Median rent $706/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 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
People
- Median age 57
- 25% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to LNK airport
- 83 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,394 ft
- 716 mi to the ocean
- 231 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 87 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pawnee County: R+58 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very 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.