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Country around Osborne is a rural area of about 1,724 people in Osborne County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 108 miles from Grand Island, NE and 225 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $88k and rent runs about $579 a month.
1,724people
$88kTypical home
$579/moRent
93° / 41°Summer / winter
21"Snow
267Sunny days
68Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,724 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 225 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 108 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$555/mo)
- Median rent $579/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 68 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 45
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to HYS airport
- 200 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,673 ft
- 697 mi to the ocean
- 199 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 201 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 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
- 73 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 71 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 41 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Osborne County: R+69 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk