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Odell is a tiny town of 211 people in Gage County, Nebraska. It's about 53 miles from Lincoln, NE and 136 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $592 a month.
211people
$107kTypical home
$592/moRent
89° / 36°Summer / winter
18"Snow
253Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 211
- Part of a metro area
- About 776 people per sq mi
- 136 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 53 mi to Lincoln, NE
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$672/mo)
- Median rent $592/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (51 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (509 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to LNK airport
- 99 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,319 ft
- 715 mi to the ocean
- 227 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 105 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gage 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
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk