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Schuyler is a big small town of 6,578 people in Colfax County, Nebraska. It's about 49 miles from Lincoln, NE and 208 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $146k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,578people
$146kTypical home
$1,049/moRent
87° / 33°Summer / winter
36"Snow
251Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,578
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,405 people per sq mi
- 208 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 49 mi to Lincoln, NE
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $146k (≈$919/mo)
- Median rent $1,049/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (68 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (280 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 51% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to LNK airport
- 61 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,358 ft
- 812 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Colfax County: R+51 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk