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Miller is a tiny town of 128 people in Buffalo County, Nebraska. It's about 54 miles from Grand Island, NE and 285 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $246k and rent runs about $763 a month.
128people
$246kTypical home
$763/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
25"Snow
263Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 128
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 338 people per sq mi
- 285 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 54 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $246k (≈$1,554/mo)
- Median rent $763/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 263 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 102 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 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 (172 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (931 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to EAR airport
- 184 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,333 ft
- 810 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 112 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 155 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Buffalo County: R+45 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High 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.