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Country around Deshler is a rural area of about 989 people in Thayer County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 64 miles from Grand Island, NE and 183 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $128k and rent runs about $688 a month.
989people
$128kTypical home
$688/moRent
89° / 37°Summer / winter
23"Snow
257Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 989 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 183 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 64 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $128k (≈$809/mo)
- Median rent $688/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (20 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (102 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 34% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to GRI airport
- 126 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,578 ft
- 733 mi to the ocean
- 207 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 132 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 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
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 31 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Thayer County: R+61 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk