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North Loup is a tiny town of 238 people in Valley County, Nebraska. It's about 45 miles from Grand Island, NE and 276 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $56k and rent runs about $618 a month.
238people
$56kTypical home
$618/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
31"Snow
259Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 238
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 582 people per sq mi
- 276 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 45 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $56k (≈$351/mo)
- Median rent $618/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (49 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (197 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 25% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to GRI airport
- 150 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,978 ft
- 838 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 134 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 105 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 58 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Valley County: R+64 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk