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Monroe is a tiny town of 252 people in Platte County, Nebraska. It's about 55 miles from Grand Island, NE and 228 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $960 a month.
252people
$126kTypical home
$960/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
28"Snow
251Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 252
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,292 people per sq mi
- 228 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 55 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$795/mo)
- Median rent $960/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (90 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (92 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (660 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to GRI airport
- 89 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,532 ft
- 821 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 76 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 90 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 69 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Platte County: R+58 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk