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Living in Fremont, NE

Fremont is a small city of 27,567 people in Dodge County, Nebraska. It's about 26 miles from Omaha, NE and 190 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $215k and rent runs about $1k a month.

27,567people
$215kTypical home
$1,080/moRent
87° / 32°Summer / winter
32"Snow
251Sunny days
93Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small city of 27,567
  • Its own small hub, not a suburb
  • About 2,495 people per sq mi
  • 190 mi to Kansas City, MO
  • 26 mi to Omaha, NE
  • Has its own stores and services

Money

  • Typical home $215k (≈$1,354/mo)
  • Median rent $1,080/mo
  • Median household income $71k
  • Property tax about 1.3% of value
  • 4.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 87°F
  • Winter highs around 32°F
  • Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
  • 251 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
  • 114 cloudy days a year
  • 35 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 93 days a year with rain or snow
  • 32" of snow a year
  • 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • 1 day a year over 100°F
  • 32 nights a year below 10°F
  • Windier than most places

Safety

  • Low violent crime (208 per 100k)
  • Low property crime (1,480 per 100k)

People

  • Median age 38
  • 31% of households have kids
  • 18% are 65 or older
  • 22% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 19 min
  • 2% walk or take transit to work
  • 32 mi to OMA airport
  • 32 mi to OMA (major hub)
  • 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 76% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1966
  • 91% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 1,191 ft
  • 805 mi to the ocean
  • 154 mi to a big lake
  • 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 33 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 3 mi to the nearest campground
  • 28 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 256 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 71 bars within 25 mi
  • 78 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 12 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 16 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 7% of Nebraska districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • Vet in town
  • 2 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 8 congregations per 10k people
  • College in town

Politics

  • Dodge County: R+33 in 2024
  • Nebraska: R+21 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • Very low hurricane risk
  • High tornado risk
  • Low wildfire risk
  • Very low earthquake risk
  • Moderate flood risk
  • Moderate drought risk
  • Moderate winter storm risk
  • Moderate heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

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