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Peru is a tiny town of 653 people in Nemaha County, Nebraska. It's about 55 miles from Lincoln, NE and 113 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $478 a month.
653people
$97kTypical home
$478/moRent
87° / 34°Summer / winter
28"Snow
250Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 653
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,241 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 55 mi to Lincoln, NE
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$609/mo)
- Median rent $478/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (114 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (227 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 21
- 20% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 33% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to OMA airport
- 58 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,027 ft
- 733 mi to the ocean
- 230 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Nemaha County: R+45 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.