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Country around Ainsworth is a rural area of about 2,191 people in Brown County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 128 miles from Grand Island, NE and 318 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $843 a month.
2,191people
$123kTypical home
$843/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
39"Snow
258Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,191 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 318 mi to Denver, CO
- 128 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 99 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$778/mo)
- Median rent $843/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (35 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (105 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 21% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 97 mi to LBF airport
- 217 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 137 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,648 ft
- 913 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 131 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 113 mi to the nearest ski area
- 41 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 125 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 31 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 121 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 97 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 74 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brown County: R+75 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk