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Clarkson is a tiny town of 600 people in Colfax County, Nebraska. It's about 64 miles from Omaha, NE and 225 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $488 a month.
600people
$85kTypical home
$488/moRent
86° / 31°Summer / winter
26"Snow
251Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 600
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 759 people per sq mi
- 225 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 64 mi to Omaha, NE
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$533/mo)
- Median rent $488/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (90 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (47 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (226 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to SUX airport
- 70 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,506 ft
- 831 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 57 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Colfax County: R+51 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk