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Gothenburg is a small town of 3,452 people in Dawson County, Nebraska. It's about 94 miles from Grand Island, NE and 262 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $191k and rent runs about $883 a month.
3,452people
$191kTypical home
$883/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
28"Snow
273Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,452
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 951 people per sq mi
- 262 mi to Denver, CO
- 94 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $191k (≈$1,204/mo)
- Median rent $883/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (20 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (373 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 33% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to LBF airport
- 223 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,562 ft
- 824 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 137 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 180 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 70 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 57 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dawson County: R+50 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk