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Wolbach is a tiny town of 283 people in Greeley County, Nebraska. It's about 33 miles from Grand Island, NE and 256 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $67k and rent runs about $713 a month.
283people
$67kTypical home
$713/moRent
87° / 35°Summer / winter
22"Snow
259Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 283
- Part of a metro area
- About 413 people per sq mi
- 256 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 33 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $67k (≈$424/mo)
- Median rent $713/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (45 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (91 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to GRI airport
- 130 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,880 ft
- 826 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 115 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 102 mi to the nearest ski area
- 37 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greeley County: R+68 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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