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Country around Holbrook is a rural area of about 335 people in Furnas County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 96 miles from Grand Island, NE and 260 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $79k and rent runs about $993 a month.
335people
$79kTypical home
$993/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
22"Snow
273Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 335 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 260 mi to Denver, CO
- 96 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $79k (≈$501/mo)
- Median rent $993/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (44 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (460 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 26% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to MCK airport
- 226 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,284 ft
- 784 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 106 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 207 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 68 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 32 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 68 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 54 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Furnas County: R+70 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very 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.