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Crete is a big small town of 7,527 people in Saline County, Nebraska. It's about 19 miles from Lincoln, NE and 164 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $224k and rent runs about $936 a month.
7,527people
$224kTypical home
$936/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
25"Snow
253Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,527
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,878 people per sq mi
- 164 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 19 mi to Lincoln, NE
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $224k (≈$1,409/mo)
- Median rent $936/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (158 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,074 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 39% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to LNK airport
- 72 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,417 ft
- 755 mi to the ocean
- 187 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 207 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 51 bars within 25 mi
- 93 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Saline County: R+33 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk