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Fordyce is a tiny town of 195 people in Cedar County, Nebraska. It's about 51 miles from Sioux City, IA and 257 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $716 a month.
195people
$107kTypical home
$716/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
37"Snow
247Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 195
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,318 people per sq mi
- 257 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 51 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$673/mo)
- Median rent $716/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (12 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (156 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to SUX airport
- 122 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 124 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,385 ft
- 900 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 79 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cedar County: R+70 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
- 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.