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Gretna is a big small town of 9,193 people in Sarpy County, Nebraska. It's about 12 miles from Omaha, NE and 163 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $342k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,193people
$342kTypical home
$1,540/moRent
86° / 32°Summer / winter
36"Snow
251Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,193
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,323 people per sq mi
- 163 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 12 mi to Omaha, NE
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $342k (≈$2,154/mo)
- Median rent $1,540/mo
- Median household income $124k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (54 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (816 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 47% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to OMA airport
- 20 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,191 ft
- 781 mi to the ocean
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 629 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 223 bars within 25 mi
- 192 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sarpy County: R+12 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk