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Columbus is a small city of 24,488 people in Platte County, Nebraska. It's about 56 miles from Lincoln, NE and 218 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $892 a month.
24,488people
$214kTypical home
$892/moRent
87° / 32°Summer / winter
26"Snow
251Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 24,488
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,305 people per sq mi
- 218 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 56 mi to Lincoln, NE
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,347/mo)
- Median rent $892/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (83 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (742 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to LNK airport
- 76 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,450 ft
- 815 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 63 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Platte County: R+58 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