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Maxwell is a tiny town of 174 people in Lincoln County, Nebraska. It's about 114 miles from Grand Island, NE and 246 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $91k and rent runs about $836 a month.
174people
$91kTypical home
$836/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
29"Snow
266Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 174
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 376 people per sq mi
- 246 mi to Denver, CO
- 114 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$576/mo)
- Median rent $836/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 266 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 99 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (92 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,118 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to LBF airport
- 234 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,723 ft
- 841 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 154 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 187 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 91 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 59 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+55 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk