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Raymond is a tiny town of 187 people in Lancaster County, Nebraska. It's about 12 miles from Lincoln, NE and 173 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $193k and rent runs about $770 a month.
187people
$193kTypical home
$770/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
32"Snow
253Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 187
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,427 people per sq mi
- 173 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 12 mi to Lincoln, NE
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,219/mo)
- Median rent $770/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (395 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,789 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to LNK airport
- 52 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,237 ft
- 776 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 220 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 51 bars within 25 mi
- 93 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lancaster County: D+4 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk