NE area data
Lodgepole, NE
Lodgepole, NE.
Population: 722 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $163,698
- 1-year appreciation
- +9.9%
- 3-year appreciation
- +9.7%
- 5-year appreciation
- +35.7%
- 10-year appreciation
- +57.2%
- All-time peak (2026-07)
- $163,698
- House Price Index
- 431.4 (+2.1% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 90.5 (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
- drought, iceStorm, hail, lightning
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 51.0°F
- Average high
- 67.0°F
- Average low
- 34.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 16.5 in
- Annual snowfall
- 28.9 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail (50 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Miller Airstrip (8 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Sidney Municipal Airport Lloyd W Carr Field (SNY) (13 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.6 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +14 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,954
- Median annual property tax
- $1,541
- Households with broadband internet
- 40.8%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 3,077
- Average weekly wage
- $882
- Top industries (by employment)
- Administrative Services, Wholesale Trade, Professional Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 11
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