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Country around Edgar is a rural area of about 726 people in Clay County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 43 miles from Grand Island, NE and 201 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $391 a month.
726people
$162kTypical home
$391/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
23"Snow
257Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 726 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 201 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 43 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,022/mo)
- Median rent $391/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (82 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to GRI airport
- 126 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,723 ft
- 752 mi to the ocean
- 188 mi to a big lake
- 63 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 130 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clay County: R+63 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