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Mead is a tiny town of 607 people in Saunders County, Nebraska. It's about 23 miles from Omaha, NE and 177 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $1k a month.
607people
$166kTypical home
$1,013/moRent
87° / 33°Summer / winter
23"Snow
251Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 607
- Part of a metro area
- About 997 people per sq mi
- 177 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 23 mi to Omaha, NE
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,049/mo)
- Median rent $1,013/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (43 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (230 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to LNK airport
- 31 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,204 ft
- 790 mi to the ocean
- 165 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 393 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 114 bars within 25 mi
- 137 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Saunders County: R+46 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk