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Gibbon is a small town of 1,763 people in Buffalo County, Nebraska. It's about 28 miles from Grand Island, NE and 254 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $810 a month.
1,763people
$174kTypical home
$810/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
23"Snow
261Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,763
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,015 people per sq mi
- 254 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 28 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,096/mo)
- Median rent $810/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (172 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (931 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to EAR airport
- 159 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,070 ft
- 789 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 89 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 153 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Buffalo 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
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk