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Pender is a small town of 1,379 people in Thurston County, Nebraska. It's about 31 miles from Sioux City, IA and 235 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $875 a month.
1,379people
$175kTypical home
$875/moRent
86° / 31°Summer / winter
33"Snow
243Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,379
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,967 people per sq mi
- 235 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 31 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,104/mo)
- Median rent $875/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (196 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to SUX airport
- 70 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,329 ft
- 853 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Thurston County: R+7 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk