NE area data
Steele City, NE
Steele City, NE.
Population: 109 (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
- drought, hail, iceStorm, strongWind
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 32.3 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Homestead National Historical Park (18 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Fairbury Municipal Airport (FBY) (3 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 11
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.3 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.4 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,940
- Median annual property tax
- $2,340
- Households with broadband internet
- 25.0%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 2,778
- Average weekly wage
- $902
- Top industries (by employment)
- Construction, Wholesale Trade, Other Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 5
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