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North Bend is a small town of 1,152 people in Dodge County, Nebraska. It's about 40 miles from Omaha, NE and 200 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,152people
$173kTypical home
$1,315/moRent
86° / 32°Summer / winter
32"Snow
251Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,152
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,020 people per sq mi
- 200 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 40 mi to Omaha, NE
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,090/mo)
- Median rent $1,315/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (313 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,341 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to LNK airport
- 48 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,276 ft
- 810 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dodge County: R+33 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk