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Octavia is a tiny town of 153 people in Butler County, Nebraska. It's about 42 miles from Lincoln, NE and 203 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $776 a month.
153people
$100kTypical home
$776/moRent
86° / 32°Summer / winter
33"Snow
251Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 153
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 933 people per sq mi
- 203 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 42 mi to Lincoln, NE
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$631/mo)
- Median rent $776/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 2.0% 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 (90 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (71 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (71 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to LNK airport
- 61 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,417 ft
- 805 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Butler County: R+60 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.