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Wilcox is a tiny town of 336 people in Kearney County, Nebraska. It's about 57 miles from Grand Island, NE and 260 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $678 a month.
336people
$110kTypical home
$678/moRent
88° / 37°Summer / winter
24"Snow
263Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 336
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 673 people per sq mi
- 260 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 57 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$692/mo)
- Median rent $678/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 263 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 102 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (45 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (60 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 27% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to EAR airport
- 183 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,254 ft
- 769 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 73 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 184 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 56 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kearney County: R+58 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk