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Country around Republican City is a rural area of about 306 people in Harlan County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 72 miles from Grand Island, NE and 259 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $177k and rent runs about $657 a month.
306people
$177kTypical home
$657/moRent
90° / 39°Summer / winter
16"Snow
263Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 306 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 259 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 72 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $177k (≈$1,117/mo)
- Median rent $657/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 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 64
- 18% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to EAR airport
- 194 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,057 ft
- 755 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 64 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 198 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 63 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 40 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.