Living in Taylor, NE
Taylor is a tiny town of 142 people in Loup County, Nebraska. It's about 79 miles from Grand Island, NE and 313 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $128k and rent runs about $950 a month.
142people
$128kTypical home
$950/moRent
86° / 36°Summer / winter
30"Snow
263Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 142
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 544 people per sq mi
- 313 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 79 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 71 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $128k (≈$806/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 263 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 102 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 48
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 75 mi to EAR airport
- 183 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,280 ft
- 865 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 152 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 76 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 81 mi to the nearest dog park
- 75 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Loup County: R+66 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High 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.