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Chalco is a big small town of 10,595 people in Sarpy County, Nebraska. It's about 7 miles from Omaha, NE and 165 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $239k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,595people
$239kTypical home
$1,195/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
36"Snow
251Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,595
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,942 people per sq mi
- 165 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 7 mi to Omaha, NE
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $239k (≈$1,505/mo)
- Median rent $1,195/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 36" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (54 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (816 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 30% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to OMA airport
- 15 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,060 ft
- 784 mi to the ocean
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 638 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 226 bars within 25 mi
- 195 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sarpy County: R+12 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk