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Shelby is a tiny town of 684 people in Polk County, Nebraska. It's about 47 miles from Lincoln, NE and 209 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $681 a month.
684people
$121kTypical home
$681/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
30"Snow
251Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 684
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,269 people per sq mi
- 209 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 47 mi to Lincoln, NE
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$760/mo)
- Median rent $681/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (96 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (191 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 35% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to LNK airport
- 80 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,650 ft
- 800 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 67 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 82 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 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
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Polk County: R+64 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.