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Country around Cedar Rapids is a rural area of about 802 people in Boone County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 44 miles from Grand Island, NE and 253 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $136k and rent runs about $780 a month.
802people
$136kTypical home
$780/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
26"Snow
259Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 802 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 253 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 44 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $136k (≈$860/mo)
- Median rent $780/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.8% 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
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" 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 36
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to GRI airport
- 119 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,870 ft
- 834 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 106 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 89 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 56 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