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Country around Clearwater is a rural area of about 724 people in Antelope County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 88 miles from Grand Island, NE and 285 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $852 a month.
724people
$118kTypical home
$852/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
29"Snow
252Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 724 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 285 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 88 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$745/mo)
- Median rent $852/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (90 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (16 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 21% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 84 mi to GRI airport
- 134 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 111 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,798 ft
- 877 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 107 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 94 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 86 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 61 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Antelope County: R+77 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk