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Utica is a small town of 1,015 people in Seward County, Nebraska. It's about 36 miles from Lincoln, NE and 192 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $189k and rent runs about $967 a month.
1,015people
$189kTypical home
$967/moRent
87° / 34°Summer / winter
21"Snow
257Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,015
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,202 people per sq mi
- 192 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 36 mi to Lincoln, NE
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $189k (≈$1,190/mo)
- Median rent $967/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (45 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (397 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 39% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to LNK airport
- 81 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,598 ft
- 779 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 84 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Seward County: R+47 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk