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West Point is a small town of 3,471 people in Cuming County, Nebraska. It's about 48 miles from Sioux City, IA and 219 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $202k and rent runs about $847 a month.
3,471people
$202kTypical home
$847/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
29"Snow
251Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,471
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,207 people per sq mi
- 219 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 48 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $202k (≈$1,275/mo)
- Median rent $847/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (27 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (335 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 23% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to SUX airport
- 56 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,404 ft
- 834 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cuming County: R+60 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk