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Ralston is a big small town of 6,472 people in Douglas County, Nebraska. It's about 4 miles from Omaha, NE and 163 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $231k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,472people
$231kTypical home
$1,215/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
33"Snow
251Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,472
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,961 people per sq mi
- 163 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 4 mi to Omaha, NE
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $231k (≈$1,455/mo)
- Median rent $1,215/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (119 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,527 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 25% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to OMA airport
- 10 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,102 ft
- 784 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 59 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 638 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 226 bars within 25 mi
- 195 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: D+10 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