Living in Maywood, NE
Maywood is a tiny town of 266 people in Frontier County, Nebraska. It's about 120 miles from Grand Island, NE and 233 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $825 a month.
266people
$103kTypical home
$825/moRent
91° / 42°Summer / winter
26"Snow
273Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 266
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 420 people per sq mi
- 233 mi to Denver, CO
- 120 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$650/mo)
- Median rent $825/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (311 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 27% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to MCK airport
- 221 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,690 ft
- 816 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 124 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 210 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 93 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 65 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Frontier County: R+73 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk