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Country around Giltner is a rural area of about 649 people in Hamilton County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 15 miles from Grand Island, NE and 222 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $222k and rent runs about $800 a month.
649people
$222kTypical home
$800/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
28"Snow
261Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 649 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 222 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 15 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $222k (≈$1,399/mo)
- Median rent $800/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (95 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (370 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to GRI airport
- 124 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,841 ft
- 781 mi to the ocean
- 160 mi to a big lake
- 80 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 127 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 72 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hamilton County: R+60 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk