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Nebraska City is a big small town of 7,369 people in Otoe County, Nebraska. It's about 42 miles from Omaha, NE and 128 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $947 a month.
7,369people
$162kTypical home
$947/moRent
87° / 34°Summer / winter
24"Snow
250Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,369
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,482 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 42 mi to Omaha, NE
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,022/mo)
- Median rent $947/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (119 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (830 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to OMA airport
- 43 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,040 ft
- 747 mi to the ocean
- 215 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Otoe County: R+39 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk