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Hartington is a small town of 1,621 people in Cedar County, Nebraska. It's about 45 miles from Sioux City, IA and 257 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $640 a month.
1,621people
$178kTypical home
$640/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
35"Snow
247Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,621
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,644 people per sq mi
- 257 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 45 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,123/mo)
- Median rent $640/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (12 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (156 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 29% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to SUX airport
- 115 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 117 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,394 ft
- 893 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 83 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cedar County: R+70 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