NE area data
Hardy, NE
Hardy, NE.
Population: 241 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 431.4 (+2.1% YoY)
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%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- hail, drought, iceStorm, strongWind
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 55.0°F
- Average high
- 67.0°F
- Average low
- 43.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 30.5 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Homestead National Historical Park (58 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Meyers Freedom Flight Hardy Airport (4 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 8
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.4 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,950
- Median annual property tax
- $400
- Households with broadband internet
- 50.9%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 1,196
- Average weekly wage
- $811
- Top industries (by employment)
- Wholesale Trade, Professional Services, Agriculture
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 6
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