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Country around Thedford is a rural area of about 603 people in Thomas County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 140 miles from Grand Island, NE and 272 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $850 a month.
603people
$117kTypical home
$850/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
42"Snow
261Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 603 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 272 mi to Denver, CO
- 140 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 63 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$738/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (94 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 46
- 16% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to LBF airport
- 249 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 127 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,973 ft
- 903 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 137 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 157 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- No 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 128 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 46 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 118 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 61 mi to the nearest dog park
- 53 congregations per 10k people
- 78 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Thomas County: R+77 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk