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Elgin is a tiny town of 642 people in Antelope County, Nebraska. It's about 75 miles from Grand Island, NE and 271 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $656 a month.
642people
$111kTypical home
$656/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
30"Snow
259Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 642
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 882 people per sq mi
- 271 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 75 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$697/mo)
- Median rent $656/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (16 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 22% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 71 mi to GRI airport
- 122 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,949 ft
- 862 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 108 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 93 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 58 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Antelope County: R+77 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High 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.