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Elwood is a tiny town of 534 people in Gosper County, Nebraska. It's about 82 miles from Grand Island, NE and 271 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $183k and rent runs about $750 a month.
534people
$183kTypical home
$750/moRent
86° / 37°Summer / winter
25"Snow
263Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 534
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 969 people per sq mi
- 271 mi to Denver, CO
- 82 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $183k (≈$1,156/mo)
- Median rent $750/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 263 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 102 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (49 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 23% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to EAR airport
- 213 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,681 ft
- 796 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 110 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 188 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 61 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gosper County: R+63 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk