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Country around Dodge is a rural area of about 930 people in Colfax County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 53 miles from Omaha, NE and 217 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $209k and rent runs about $936 a month.
930people
$209kTypical home
$936/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
33"Snow
251Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 930 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 217 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 53 mi to Omaha, NE
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $209k (≈$1,318/mo)
- Median rent $936/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (47 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (226 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to SUX airport
- 59 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,519 ft
- 827 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 3% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Colfax County: R+51 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.