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Clearwater is a tiny town of 312 people in Antelope County, Nebraska. It's about 87 miles from Grand Island, NE and 284 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $88k and rent runs about $875 a month.
312people
$88kTypical home
$875/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
29"Snow
252Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 312
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 848 people per sq mi
- 284 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 87 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$555/mo)
- Median rent $875/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (90 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (16 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 20% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 83 mi to GRI airport
- 133 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 110 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,801 ft
- 876 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 108 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 94 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 85 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 60 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Antelope County: R+77 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk