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Loup City is a tiny town of 973 people in Sherman County, Nebraska. It's about 40 miles from Grand Island, NE and 276 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $744 a month.
973people
$96kTypical home
$744/moRent
88° / 37°Summer / winter
31"Snow
259Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 973
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,033 people per sq mi
- 276 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 40 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$607/mo)
- Median rent $744/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to EAR airport
- 160 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,083 ft
- 826 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 126 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 123 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sherman County: R+60 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