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Country around Pierce is a rural area of about 3,401 people in Pierce County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 62 miles from Sioux City, IA and 264 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $234k and rent runs about $926 a month.
3,401people
$234kTypical home
$926/moRent
86° / 32°Summer / winter
30"Snow
247Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,401 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 264 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 62 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $234k (≈$1,472/mo)
- Median rent $926/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (41 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (273 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 25% 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
- 61 mi to SUX airport
- 105 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 105 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,591 ft
- 868 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 84 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 61 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 96 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pierce County: R+76 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk