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Hershey is a tiny town of 724 people in Lincoln County, Nebraska. It's about 139 miles from Grand Island, NE and 226 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $783 a month.
724people
$172kTypical home
$783/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
27"Snow
266Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 724
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 949 people per sq mi
- 226 mi to Denver, CO
- 139 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,085/mo)
- Median rent $783/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 266 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 99 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (92 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,118 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to LBF airport
- 213 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,910 ft
- 856 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 157 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 203 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 116 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 100 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+55 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk