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Western is a tiny town of 215 people in Saline County, Nebraska. It's about 40 miles from Lincoln, NE and 166 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $70k and rent runs about $739 a month.
215people
$70kTypical home
$739/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
26"Snow
257Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 215
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 442 people per sq mi
- 166 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 40 mi to Lincoln, NE
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $70k (≈$441/mo)
- Median rent $739/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (696 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to LNK airport
- 93 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,493 ft
- 743 mi to the ocean
- 197 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 98 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Saline County: R+33 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.