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Central City is a small town of 3,061 people in Merrick County, Nebraska. It's about 23 miles from Grand Island, NE and 228 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $677 a month.
3,061people
$165kTypical home
$677/moRent
86° / 35°Summer / winter
29"Snow
259Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,061
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,257 people per sq mi
- 228 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 23 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,042/mo)
- Median rent $677/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (83 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (79 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to GRI airport
- 110 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,706 ft
- 802 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 87 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 113 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Merrick County: R+65 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk