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Mullen is a tiny town of 478 people in Hooker County, Nebraska. It's about 159 miles from Grand Island, NE and 255 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $600 a month.
478people
$85kTypical home
$600/moRent
86° / 37°Summer / winter
42"Snow
262Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 478
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,157 people per sq mi
- 255 mi to Denver, CO
- 159 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 65 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$539/mo)
- Median rent $600/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 43
- 17% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to LBF airport
- 242 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 129 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,212 ft
- 913 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 127 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 175 mi to the nearest ski area
- 34 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses 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
- 145 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 50 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 133 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 63 mi to the nearest dog park
- 66 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hooker County: R+74 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk