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Davey is a tiny town of 117 people in Lancaster County, Nebraska. It's about 12 miles from Lincoln, NE and 170 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $231k and rent runs about $1k a month.
117people
$231kTypical home
$1,085/moRent
87° / 33°Summer / winter
31"Snow
253Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 117
- Part of a metro area
- About 750 people per sq mi
- 170 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 12 mi to Lincoln, NE
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $231k (≈$1,455/mo)
- Median rent $1,085/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (395 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,789 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 25% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to LNK airport
- 46 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,263 ft
- 776 mi to the ocean
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 220 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 54 bars within 25 mi
- 103 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lancaster County: D+4 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.