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Lexington is a big small town of 10,862 people in Dawson County, Nebraska. It's about 73 miles from Grand Island, NE and 280 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $966 a month.
10,862people
$159kTypical home
$966/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
21"Snow
263Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,862
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,140 people per sq mi
- 280 mi to Denver, CO
- 73 mi to Grand Island, NE
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,003/mo)
- Median rent $966/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 263 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 102 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,014 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 45% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to EAR airport
- 204 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,405 ft
- 806 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 115 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 174 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 59 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dawson County: R+50 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk