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Sterling is a tiny town of 717 people in Johnson County, Nebraska. It's about 29 miles from Lincoln, NE and 134 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $830 a month.
717people
$130kTypical home
$830/moRent
88° / 35°Summer / winter
21"Snow
253Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 717
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,811 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 29 mi to Lincoln, NE
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$822/mo)
- Median rent $830/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (209 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to LNK airport
- 63 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,207 ft
- 738 mi to the ocean
- 212 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Johnson County: R+41 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk