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Country around Hayes Center is a rural area of about 526 people in Hayes County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 144 miles from Grand Island, NE and 209 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $500 a month.
526people
$123kTypical home
$500/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
29"Snow
274Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 526 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 209 mi to Denver, CO
- 144 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$778/mo)
- Median rent $500/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 12 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
People
- Median age 50
- 27% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to MCK airport
- 197 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,120 ft
- 821 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 117 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 231 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 117 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 29 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 100 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 53 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hayes County: R+92 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
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low 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.