NE area data
Sterling, NE
Sterling, NE.
Population: 1,200 (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%
Schools
- Total schools
- 2
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 35.4 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Homestead National Historical Park (27 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Korver Airport (9 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Lincoln Airport (LNK) (33 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 15
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.2 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.3 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,954
- Median annual property tax
- $2,151
- Mean commute to work
- 24 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 57.5%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 657
- Average weekly wage
- $756
- Top industries (by employment)
- Wholesale Trade, Construction, Health Care
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 6
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