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Oxford is a tiny town of 652 people in Furnas County, Nebraska. It's about 81 miles from Grand Island, NE and 280 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $695 a month.
652people
$93kTypical home
$695/moRent
89° / 39°Summer / winter
24"Snow
263Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 652
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 716 people per sq mi
- 280 mi to Denver, CO
- 81 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$586/mo)
- Median rent $695/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 263 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 102 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (44 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (460 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to EAR airport
- 209 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,123 ft
- 770 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 86 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 202 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 80 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Furnas County: R+70 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk