Living in Overland, NE
Overland is a tiny town of 182 people in Hamilton County, Nebraska. It's about 23 miles from Grand Island, NE and 226 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $493k and rent runs about $794 a month.
182people
$493kTypical home
$794/moRent
86° / 35°Summer / winter
28"Snow
251Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 182
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 204 people per sq mi
- 226 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 23 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $493k (≈$3,106/mo)
- Median rent $794/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (95 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (370 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 27% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to GRI airport
- 109 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,719 ft
- 800 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 84 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 112 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hamilton County: R+60 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.