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Country around Burwell is a rural area of about 1,936 people in Garfield County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 83 miles from Grand Island, NE and 311 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $501 a month.
1,936people
$174kTypical home
$501/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
33"Snow
263Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,936 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 311 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 83 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 83 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,098/mo)
- Median rent $501/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 263 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 102 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (175 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (58 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 20% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 81 mi to GRI airport
- 174 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,408 ft
- 874 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 135 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 94 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 85 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 26 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 85 mi to the nearest dog park
- 41 congregations per 10k people
- 87 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Garfield County: R+77 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