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Country around Ord is a rural area of about 2,977 people in Valley County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 56 miles from Grand Island, NE and 288 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $623 a month.
2,977people
$163kTypical home
$623/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
35"Snow
259Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,977 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 288 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 56 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 56 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,029/mo)
- Median rent $623/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (49 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (197 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to GRI airport
- 159 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,070 ft
- 847 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 146 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 104 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 59 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 58 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 63 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Valley County: R+64 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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