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St. Edward is a tiny town of 588 people in Boone County, Nebraska. It's about 52 miles from Grand Island, NE and 243 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $914 a month.
588people
$138kTypical home
$914/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
27"Snow
251Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 588
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 894 people per sq mi
- 243 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 52 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$870/mo)
- Median rent $914/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°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
- 27" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (19 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to GRI airport
- 104 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,673 ft
- 831 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 90 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 85 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 77 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 51 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Boone County: R+66 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.