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Country around Orleans is a rural area of about 426 people in Harlan County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 78 miles from Grand Island, NE and 271 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $67k and rent runs about $588 a month.
426people
$67kTypical home
$588/moRent
89° / 38°Summer / winter
27"Snow
263Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 426 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 271 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 78 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $67k (≈$422/mo)
- Median rent $588/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 263 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 102 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (211 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (105 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 27% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to EAR airport
- 203 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,097 ft
- 761 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 75 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 204 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 74 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harlan County: R+68 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