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Plattsmouth is a big small town of 6,731 people in Cass County, Nebraska. It's about 20 miles from Omaha, NE and 148 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $941 a month.
6,731people
$184kTypical home
$941/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
25"Snow
244Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,731
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,030 people per sq mi
- 148 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 20 mi to Omaha, NE
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,158/mo)
- Median rent $941/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 10 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 (30 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (604 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to OMA airport
- 21 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,027 ft
- 770 mi to the ocean
- 197 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 56 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 591 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 223 bars within 25 mi
- 186 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cass County: R+37 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk