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Dorchester is a tiny town of 550 people in Saline County, Nebraska. It's about 26 miles from Lincoln, NE and 172 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $638 a month.
550people
$163kTypical home
$638/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
24"Snow
257Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 550
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,100 people per sq mi
- 172 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 26 mi to Lincoln, NE
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,029/mo)
- Median rent $638/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (696 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 38% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to LNK airport
- 78 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,499 ft
- 759 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 82 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
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