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Country around Albion is a rural area of about 2,986 people in Boone County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 57 miles from Grand Island, NE and 257 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $232k and rent runs about $795 a month.
2,986people
$232kTypical home
$795/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
27"Snow
259Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,986 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 257 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 57 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $232k (≈$1,461/mo)
- Median rent $795/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (19 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to GRI airport
- 115 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,782 ft
- 844 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 102 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 79 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 64 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Boone County: R+66 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