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O'Neill is a small town of 3,570 people in Holt County, Nebraska. It's about 107 miles from Grand Island, NE and 315 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $697 a month.
3,570people
$153kTypical home
$697/moRent
87° / 32°Summer / winter
26"Snow
252Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,570
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,526 people per sq mi
- 315 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 107 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 69 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$967/mo)
- Median rent $697/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (90 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (89 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (232 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 105 mi to GRI airport
- 163 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 130 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,015 ft
- 901 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 93 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 92 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 39 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 105 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 48 mi to the nearest vet
- 70 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 85 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Holt County: R+74 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk