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North Platte is a small city of 22,831 people in Lincoln County, Nebraska. It's about 125 miles from Grand Island, NE and 237 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $921 a month.
22,831people
$169kTypical home
$921/moRent
89° / 39°Summer / winter
29"Snow
266Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,831
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,331 people per sq mi
- 237 mi to Denver, CO
- 125 mi to Grand Island, NE
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,066/mo)
- Median rent $921/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 266 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 99 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 29" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (114 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,528 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to LBF airport
- 224 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,805 ft
- 848 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 155 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 194 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 103 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 87 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+55 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk