42% of Dunning’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hail at 22%. Compared with 76% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is higher.

76risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingHailDrought

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What it facesHigh risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters10 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready0.1 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Schools

The schools Dunning’s kids attend

Public schools: the Sandhills Public Schools. Its one school is below.

School	Level	Students	Letter
High School at DunningLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12	Grades 7–12	34	B⁻

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The districtsSANDHILLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS Every school1 school · High School at Dunning Questions“Are Dunning’s schools good?”

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Climate

Dunning: four seasons and pleasant summers

Dunning’s July high is 88°F, near the Nebraska town median (87°F) and above the median of U.S. towns (85°F).

34″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter15–39°

Spring35–62°

Summer58–85°

Fall36–64°

Oct 1

typical first frost

May 10

typical last frost

+0.8°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 88°, January lows 13°Rain & snow34″ of snow a winter · 25 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+0.8° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Dunning is

For adults in Dunning, the share who worry about having enough food is 11%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Dunning is ahead of Nebraska on 3 and behind on 8. The share of adults in Dunning who have been diagnosed with depression is 16%, below both Nebraska’s towns (18%) and U.S. towns (23%). Two figures for adults here: 13% report frequent mental distress, 40% have high blood pressure.

	Dunning	Nebraska towns	U.S. towns
Depression (CDC PLACES)	16%	18%	23%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	13%	14%	17%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	40%	34%	35%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	31%	31%	36%

32 measures vs. Nebraska

3 better21 too close to call8 worse

What stands out	Dunning	NE
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth	9.3%	12.4%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity	7.4%	9.5%
More adults with heart disease	9%	6.1%

Jennie M Melham Memorial Medical Center

37.8 mi away · emergency room

2 of 3

care shortages: primary care, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exercise Hospitals & doctors nearby37.8 miles to an ER · Jennie M Melham Memorial Medical Center How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than NE on 3 of 32

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

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Everything we know about Dunning

15pages on Dunning

The big questions

Schools1 school HealthBetter than NE on 3 of 32 CDC measures Cost of livingWork & commute$62K median household income Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 76% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

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The story

HistorySettled 1887 Town Hall & politicsClimate88° summer highs · 34″ of snow

Day to day

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After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Dunning; the nearest are

Mid-Plains Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · North Platte61.4 mi$3,600 in-state tuition University of Nebraska at KearneyUniversity or college · Public · Kearney93.7 mi$8,676 in-state tuition

About 9 of every 100 Dunning residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Nebraska.

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About Dunning

Village in Nebraska, US

Dunning is the most populous village in Blaine County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 80 at the 2020 census.

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Area: 0.2 sq mi
Elevation: 2,618 ft
ZIP code: 68833

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High risk in Dunning, with inland flooding at the top