ParksNE
The town was settled in 1882 and has 10 residents today.
Is Parks a good place to live?
30% of residents live below the poverty line in Parks, above both the Nebraska town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). No town among the 58 in Nebraska we compare has a higher age of the median resident than Parks. Parks has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
10 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Parks.
A typical July afternoon in Parks is hotter than in most of Nebraska or the rest of the country
Winters in Parks are chilly and summers warm, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 16° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Parks, with hail at the top
Parks’ FEMA risk score is 38 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 24% come from hail and 23% from drought. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Parks is
Parks: 15% of adults smoke cigarettes. 17% of adults locally have been diagnosed with depression; 14% report frequent mental distress.
| Parks | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| What stands out | Parks | NE |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with heart disease | 7.8% | 6.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.3% |
| More adults with high blood pressure | 37.4% | 32.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Parks
Moving to Parks: who provides what
Parks is unincorporated, so Dundy County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Parks; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Parks residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Nebraska.
Questions about Parks
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Is Parks, NE a good place to live?
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