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Elsie is a tiny town of 139 people in Perkins County, Nebraska. It's about 158 miles from Grand Island, NE and 199 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $70k and rent runs about $620 a month.
139people
$70kTypical home
$620/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
21"Snow
274Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 139
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 803 people per sq mi
- 199 mi to Denver, CO
- 158 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $70k (≈$441/mo)
- Median rent $620/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (248 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 27% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to LBF airport
- 186 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,399 ft
- 845 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 137 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 229 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 133 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 116 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 28 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Perkins County: R+73 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate 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.