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Waterloo is a tiny town of 990 people in Douglas County, Nebraska. It's about 12 miles from Omaha, NE and 175 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $231k and rent runs about $1k a month.
990people
$231kTypical home
$1,300/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
33"Snow
251Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 990
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,061 people per sq mi
- 175 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 12 mi to Omaha, NE
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $231k (≈$1,459/mo)
- Median rent $1,300/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (206 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,740 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to OMA airport
- 21 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,125 ft
- 792 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 642 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 225 bars within 25 mi
- 197 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: D+10 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk