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Tilden is a tiny town of 936 people in Madison County, Nebraska. It's about 80 miles from Sioux City, IA and 265 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $697 a month.
936people
$157kTypical home
$697/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
32"Snow
247Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 936
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,206 people per sq mi
- 265 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 80 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$987/mo)
- Median rent $697/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (125 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (504 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 78 mi to SUX airport
- 112 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,690 ft
- 862 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 96 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 79 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 81 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+56 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