The share of households in Denton who own their home: 79%. Values rose 7.4% in the 12 months to September 2026. The town’s midpoint rent stands at $878 a month.

$620KZillow home value

	Denton	Nebraska towns	U.S. towns
Households that own their home	79%	67%	73%
Median rent	$878 a month	$914 a month	$1,185 a month

Typical home value

Denton$620K

Nebraska$278K

+7.4%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in May

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Prices over the yearsUp 7.4% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 10.8 years of income Rents$878 a month · Median rent

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Climate

Denton: four seasons and pleasant summers

In Denton, the peak summer temperature is 88°F.

27″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–38°

Spring40–63°

Summer63–86°

Fall41–65°

Oct 14

typical first frost

Apr 22

typical last frost

+1.1°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 88°, January lows 15°Rain & snow27″ of snow a winter · 31 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.1° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commute

A smaller share of working residents in Denton work locally than in the typical Nebraska or U.S. town

Denton’s mean commuting time is 25 minutes, above Nebraska’s towns (17 minutes) and close to U.S. towns (25 minutes). Half of commuters travel less than 11 miles. The top destinations are Lincoln (67%), Crete (9%) and Omaha (7%). In Denton, nearly one in ten residents live below the poverty line.

1%work in town

	Denton	Nebraska towns	U.S. towns
Working residents who work in town	1.1%	34%	8%
Average trip to work	25 minutes	17 minutes	25 minutes
Below the poverty line	8.3%	11%	9.6%

Where working residents work

In Denton1%

Lincoln67%

Crete9%

Omaha7%

Fairfield1%

11 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Denton

Balanced

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here84 jobs based here · Balanced Where people work1% work in Denton Commute times25 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 11 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

How healthy Denton is

21% of Denton adults binge drink, against 19% in Nebraska’s towns and 16% across U.S. towns. For adults here, the share who report frequent physical distress is 9.6%. Only 2 of the 58 Nebraska towns we compare have a lower share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Denton.

	Denton	Nebraska towns	U.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	21%	19%	16%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	17%	28%	25%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	9.6%	13%	14%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)	12%	17%	19%

32 measures vs. Nebraska

14 better18 too close to call0 worse

What stands out	Denton	NE
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth	5.9%	12.4%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity	7.6%	12.3%

Crete Area Medical Center

8.2 mi away · emergency room

1 of 3

care shortages: mental health

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Everyday habitsFewer adults who get no exercise Hospitals & doctors nearby8.2 miles to an ER · Crete Area Medical Center How adults are doingFewer adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than NE on 14 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Moderate risk in Denton, with tornadoes at the top

Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 53% of U.S. communities. 27% of Denton’s expected losses from natural hazards come from tornadoes, followed by inland flooding at 20%.

47risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

TornadoesInland floodingHail

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What it facesModerate risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters14 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready0.2 events a year, on average · Ready for tornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Nearby attractions

Memorial Stadium and 12 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Denton. Close and well known come first.

All 26 attractions →

9 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium

9 mi Stadium & arenaPinnacle Bank Arena

34 mi MuseumStrategic Air and Space Museum

9 mi MuseumSheldon Museum of Art

8 mi MuseumMuseum of American Speed

9 mi MuseumUniversity of Nebraska State Museum

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credits

Memorial Stadium: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Pinnacle Bank Arena: CrunchySkies, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Strategic Air and Space Museum: User Kandykornhead on en.wikipedia, Public domain · Sheldon Museum of Art: Ammodramus, CC0 · Museum of American Speed: Amjackson16, CC BY-SA 4.0 · University of Nebraska State Museum: Hanyou23, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Everything we know about Denton

16pages on Denton

The big questions

HealthBetter than NE on 14 of 32 CDC measures Cost of living$620K typical home · up 7.4% in a year Work & commute$57K median household income · 84 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 47% of U.S. communities · tornadoes

Out and about

PlacesAttractions26 nearby · Museum of American Speed 8 mi LibraryBess Dodson Walt Branch CollegesUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln is 9.3 mi away

The story

HistoryEstablished 1871 Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 94 residents Climate88° summer highs · 27″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 68339 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

6 within 15 miles of the center of Denton

University of Nebraska-LincolnUniversity or college · Public · Lincoln9.3 mi$10,434 in-state tuition Doane UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Crete9.7 mi$43,985 tuition Southeast Community College AreaCommunity college · Public · Lincoln13.8 mi$3,690 in-state tuition

About 10 of every 100 Denton residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Nebraska.

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About Denton

Village in Nebraska, United States

Denton is a village in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Lincoln, Nebraska Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 189 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area: 0.1 sq mi
Elevation: 1,247 ft
ZIP code: 68339

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