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Thedford is a tiny town of 225 people in Thomas County, Nebraska. It's about 136 miles from Grand Island, NE and 272 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $84k and rent runs about $675 a month.
225people
$84kTypical home
$675/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
42"Snow
266Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 225
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 938 people per sq mi
- 272 mi to Denver, CO
- 136 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 60 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $84k (≈$530/mo)
- Median rent $675/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 266 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 99 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 50
- 9% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to LBF airport
- 246 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 123 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,858 ft
- 899 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 141 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 156 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- No 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
- 124 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 24 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 46 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 114 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 58 mi to the nearest dog park
- 53 congregations per 10k people
- 77 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Thomas County: R+77 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
- High 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.