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Macy is a tiny town of 637 people in Thurston County, Nebraska. It's about 26 miles from Sioux City, IA and 228 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $598 a month.
637people
$85kTypical home
$598/moRent
87° / 30°Summer / winter
31"Snow
243Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 637
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 399 people per sq mi
- 228 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 26 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$533/mo)
- Median rent $598/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 22.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (196 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 24
- 52% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to SUX airport
- 61 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,191 ft
- 850 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Thurston County: R+7 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low 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.