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Country around Minden is a rural area of about 4,048 people in Kearney County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 42 miles from Grand Island, NE and 250 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $832 a month.
4,048people
$221kTypical home
$832/moRent
87° / 35°Summer / winter
25"Snow
261Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,048 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 250 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 42 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,396/mo)
- Median rent $832/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (45 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (60 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 33% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to EAR airport
- 168 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,162 ft
- 773 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 74 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 171 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kearney 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
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk