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Stanton is a small town of 1,702 people in Stanton County, Nebraska. It's about 57 miles from Sioux City, IA and 240 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $177k and rent runs about $834 a month.
1,702people
$177kTypical home
$834/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
27"Snow
251Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,702
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 979 people per sq mi
- 240 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 57 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $177k (≈$1,117/mo)
- Median rent $834/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to SUX airport
- 81 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,450 ft
- 847 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 63 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stanton County: R+67 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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