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Country around Randolph is a rural area of about 1,412 people in Cedar County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 50 miles from Sioux City, IA and 270 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $860 a month.
1,412people
$163kTypical home
$860/moRent
86° / 31°Summer / winter
31"Snow
247Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,412 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 270 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 50 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,025/mo)
- Median rent $860/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (12 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (156 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to SUX airport
- 107 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 108 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,663 ft
- 879 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 82 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cedar County: R+70 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