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La Vista is a small city of 16,563 people in Sarpy County, Nebraska. It's about 6 miles from Omaha, NE and 163 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $261k and rent runs about $1k a month.
16,563people
$261kTypical home
$1,317/moRent
86° / 32°Summer / winter
34"Snow
251Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,563
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,942 people per sq mi
- 163 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 6 mi to Omaha, NE
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $261k (≈$1,645/mo)
- Median rent $1,317/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (65 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,100 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 30% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to OMA airport
- 12 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,099 ft
- 783 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 626 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 226 bars within 25 mi
- 192 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sarpy County: R+12 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk