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Country around Oneill is a rural area of about 4,572 people in Holt County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 111 miles from Grand Island, NE and 315 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $704 a month.
4,572people
$163kTypical home
$704/moRent
87° / 32°Summer / winter
26"Snow
252Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,572 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 315 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 111 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 66 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,027/mo)
- Median rent $704/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (90 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (49 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (148 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 24% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 108 mi to GRI airport
- 162 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 134 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,972 ft
- 904 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 89 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 88 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 39 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 108 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 44 mi to the nearest vet
- 69 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 83 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Holt County: R+74 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk