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Henderson is a small town of 1,049 people in York County, Nebraska. It's about 30 miles from Grand Island, NE and 207 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $877 a month.
1,049people
$155kTypical home
$877/moRent
87° / 35°Summer / winter
28"Snow
257Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,049
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,592 people per sq mi
- 207 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 30 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$976/mo)
- Median rent $877/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,365 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 37% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to GRI airport
- 106 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,729 ft
- 778 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 65 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 110 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- York County: R+51 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.