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Plainview is a small town of 1,281 people in Pierce County, Nebraska. It's about 72 miles from Sioux City, IA and 280 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $816 a month.
1,281people
$96kTypical home
$816/moRent
86° / 31°Summer / winter
38"Snow
247Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,281
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,184 people per sq mi
- 280 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 72 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$605/mo)
- Median rent $816/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (41 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (273 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 72 mi to SUX airport
- 122 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 120 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,693 ft
- 882 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 96 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 71 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 95 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pierce County: R+76 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk