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Country around Homer is a rural area of about 671 people in Dakota County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 13 miles from Sioux City, IA and 242 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $189k and rent runs about $686 a month.
671people
$189kTypical home
$686/moRent
86° / 30°Summer / winter
34"Snow
243Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 671 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 242 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 13 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $189k (≈$1,190/mo)
- Median rent $686/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (234 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,428 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to SUX airport
- 76 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,083 ft
- 864 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 86 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dakota County: R+30 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk