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Fairbury is a small town of 3,888 people in Jefferson County, Nebraska. It's about 53 miles from Lincoln, NE and 156 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $102k and rent runs about $676 a month.
3,888people
$102kTypical home
$676/moRent
89° / 36°Summer / winter
21"Snow
257Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,888
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,533 people per sq mi
- 156 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 53 mi to Lincoln, NE
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $102k (≈$641/mo)
- Median rent $676/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (14 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (363 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 20% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to LNK airport
- 104 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,408 ft
- 726 mi to the ocean
- 213 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 110 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+45 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk