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Paxton is a tiny town of 622 people in Keith County, Nebraska. It's about 157 miles from Grand Island, NE and 208 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $848 a month.
622people
$131kTypical home
$848/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
14"Snow
266Sunny days
68Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 622
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 603 people per sq mi
- 208 mi to Denver, CO
- 157 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$828/mo)
- Median rent $848/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 266 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 99 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 68 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 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 (49 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (621 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to LBF airport
- 195 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,061 ft
- 862 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 156 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 218 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 133 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 117 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Keith County: R+64 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
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk