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Holdrege is a big small town of 5,546 people in Phelps County, Nebraska. It's about 63 miles from Grand Island, NE and 272 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $199k and rent runs about $835 a month.
5,546people
$199kTypical home
$835/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
25"Snow
263Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,546
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,311 people per sq mi
- 272 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 63 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $199k (≈$1,254/mo)
- Median rent $835/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 263 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 102 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (167 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (95 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to EAR airport
- 191 mi to OMA (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,346 ft
- 778 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 84 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 184 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 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
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 62 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Phelps County: R+69 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk