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Wallace is a tiny town of 266 people in Lincoln County, Nebraska. It's about 147 miles from Grand Island, NE and 209 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $108k and rent runs about $732 a month.
266people
$108kTypical home
$732/moRent
89° / 39°Summer / winter
22"Snow
274Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 266
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 374 people per sq mi
- 209 mi to Denver, CO
- 147 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $108k (≈$680/mo)
- Median rent $732/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (92 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,118 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 29% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to LBF airport
- 197 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,120 ft
- 840 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 135 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 223 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 122 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 24 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 105 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+55 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very 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