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Stella is a tiny town of 126 people in Richardson County, Nebraska. It's about 60 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 100 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $81k and rent runs about $691 a month.
126people
$81kTypical home
$691/moRent
88° / 35°Summer / winter
24"Snow
250Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 126
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 720 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 60 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $81k (≈$513/mo)
- Median rent $691/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (142 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (348 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 22% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to LNK airport
- 74 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,004 ft
- 716 mi to the ocean
- 242 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Richardson County: R+51 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.