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Milligan is a tiny town of 296 people in Fillmore County, Nebraska. It's about 43 miles from Lincoln, NE and 178 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $102k and rent runs about $650 a month.
296people
$102kTypical home
$650/moRent
86° / 35°Summer / winter
23"Snow
257Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 296
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,147 people per sq mi
- 178 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 43 mi to Lincoln, NE
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $102k (≈$640/mo)
- Median rent $650/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (18 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (36 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to LNK airport
- 96 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,608 ft
- 753 mi to the ocean
- 187 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 101 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 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
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fillmore County: R+55 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk