Living in Geneva, NE
Geneva is a small town of 2,193 people in Fillmore County, Nebraska. It's about 48 miles from Grand Island, NE and 189 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $734 a month.
2,193people
$169kTypical home
$734/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
21"Snow
257Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,193
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 934 people per sq mi
- 189 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 48 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,066/mo)
- Median rent $734/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (18 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (36 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to GRI airport
- 104 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,644 ft
- 758 mi to the ocean
- 181 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 108 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs 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 bottom 31% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fillmore County: R+55 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk