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South Bend is a tiny town of 100 people in Cass County, Nebraska. It's about 21 miles from Omaha, NE and 158 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $960 a month.
100people
$117kTypical home
$960/moRent
87° / 33°Summer / winter
28"Snow
251Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 100
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,176 people per sq mi
- 158 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 21 mi to Omaha, NE
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$736/mo)
- Median rent $960/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (33 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (457 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to OMA airport
- 28 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,056 ft
- 773 mi to the ocean
- 185 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 633 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 215 bars within 25 mi
- 210 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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