Living in Ewing, NE
Ewing is a tiny town of 372 people in Holt County, Nebraska. It's about 92 miles from Grand Island, NE and 294 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $78k and rent runs about $688 a month.
372people
$78kTypical home
$688/moRent
88° / 35°Summer / winter
32"Snow
252Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 372
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 758 people per sq mi
- 294 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 92 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 50 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $78k (≈$491/mo)
- Median rent $688/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (90 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (49 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (148 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 89 mi to GRI airport
- 142 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,864 ft
- 883 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 103 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 100 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 90 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 68 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Holt County: R+74 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk