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Country around Fairmont is a rural area of about 863 people in York County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 45 miles from Grand Island, NE and 192 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $653 a month.
863people
$107kTypical home
$653/moRent
87° / 35°Summer / winter
25"Snow
257Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 863 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 192 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 45 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$672/mo)
- Median rent $653/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,365 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 24% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to GRI airport
- 99 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,637 ft
- 765 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 104 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- York 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