NE area data
Kilgore, NE
Kilgore, NE.
Population: 221 (Census ACS)
1 schools serve the area (NCES). FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Very Low, with drought the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 9.9% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 431.4 (+2.1% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 90.1 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 12.3¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $11.40/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
- Schools include
- CODY-KILGORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Source: NCES school directory, 2022-23 (school-address-based)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Very Low
- Top hazards (county)
- drought
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively Low · drought: Relatively Moderate · hail: Relatively Low · iceStorm: Relatively Low · tornado: Relatively Low · wildfire: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 82% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 72.7%
- Radon potential (county)
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 22.8 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 5a (extreme annual low -20 to -15°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Miller Field (VTN) (36 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Miller Field (VTN) (36 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Hospitals include
- CHERRY COUNTY HOSPITAL
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.4 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,962
- Housing built before 1970
- 65.2%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 14.6%
- Median annual property tax
- $1,050
- Households with broadband internet
- 32.9%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 1,610
- Average weekly wage
- $695
- Top industries (by employment)
- Agriculture, Health Care, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 18
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
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Common questions
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Kilgore, NE?
- Overall risk: Very Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: drought.
- What is the wildfire risk in Kilgore, NE?
- Risk to homes is higher than 82% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Kilgore, NE?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Kilgore, NE?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- How many schools serve Kilgore, NE?
- 1 schools (1 elementary) (NCES, 2022-23).
- What is the cost of living in Kilgore, NE?
- Regional Price Parity: 90.1 (100 = US average) (Below Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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