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Hickman is a small town of 3,004 people in Lancaster County, Nebraska. It's about 13 miles from Lincoln, NE and 151 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $312k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,004people
$312kTypical home
$1,085/moRent
87° / 34°Summer / winter
29"Snow
253Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,004
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,719 people per sq mi
- 151 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 13 mi to Lincoln, NE
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $312k (≈$1,966/mo)
- Median rent $1,085/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (395 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,789 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 48% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to LNK airport
- 60 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,309 ft
- 751 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 202 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 51 bars within 25 mi
- 89 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lancaster County: D+4 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
- Low 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.