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Carroll is a tiny town of 286 people in Wayne County, Nebraska. It's about 44 miles from Sioux City, IA and 258 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $883 a month.
286people
$93kTypical home
$883/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
30"Snow
247Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 286
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,882 people per sq mi
- 258 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 44 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$586/mo)
- Median rent $883/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (61 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (305 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to SUX airport
- 95 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,598 ft
- 869 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 70 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 87 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: R+49 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
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk