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Country around Lindsay is a rural area of about 762 people in Platte County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 65 miles from Grand Island, NE and 242 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $298k and rent runs about $835 a month.
762people
$298kTypical home
$835/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
28"Snow
251Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 762 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 242 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 65 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $298k (≈$1,880/mo)
- Median rent $835/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (90 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (92 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (660 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 36% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to GRI airport
- 96 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,791 ft
- 837 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 83 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 78 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Platte County: R+58 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