IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Spalding, NE
Spalding is a tiny town of 353 people in Greeley County, Nebraska. It's about 53 miles from Grand Island, NE and 268 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $546 a month.
353people
$127kTypical home
$546/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
33"Snow
259Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
Is Spalding right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 353
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,100 people per sq mi
- 268 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 53 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 53 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$803/mo)
- Median rent $546/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (45 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (91 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 23% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to GRI airport
- 130 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,910 ft
- 845 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 117 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- 31 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 70 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 70 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greeley County: R+68 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk