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Platte Center is a tiny town of 318 people in Platte County, Nebraska. It's about 62 miles from Grand Island, NE and 227 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $132k and rent runs about $980 a month.
318people
$132kTypical home
$980/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
27"Snow
251Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 318
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,064 people per sq mi
- 227 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 62 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$831/mo)
- Median rent $980/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (90 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (92 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (660 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to GRI airport
- 84 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,549 ft
- 823 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 71 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 85 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Platte County: R+58 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low 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.