The top destinations are Grand Island (28%), Aurora (17%) and Hastings (9%). In Phillips, 18% of residents live below the poverty line. Half the trips to work are shorter than 11 miles. Phillips’ typical household income is $87,000.

0%work in town

	Phillips	Nebraska towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	28 minutes	17 minutes	25 minutes
Below the poverty line	18%	11%	9.6%
Median household income	$87,000	$69,000	$80,000

Where working residents work

In Phillips0%

Grand Island28%

Aurora17%

Hastings9%

Giltner4%

11 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Phillips

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here1 job based here · A commuter town Where people work0% work in Phillips Commute times28 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 11 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

High risk in Phillips, with hail at the top

Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 74% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Phillips once, in 2006.

74risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

HailStrong windDrought

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesHigh risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in Phillips Get ready7.2 events a year, on average · Ready for hail

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Housing

Homes in Phillips are worth about $349K, by Zillow’s estimate

87% of Phillips households are owner-occupiers, above both the Nebraska town median (67%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). Home values are up 6.1% over the year to September 2026.

$349KZillow home value

Typical home value

Phillips$349K

Nebraska$278K

+6.1%

value change, 1 year

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Prices over the yearsUp 6.1% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 4.0 years of income Rents$1,075 a month · Median rent

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

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Phillips

July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 15° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.

28″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–38°

Spring38–62°

Summer62–85°

Fall40–64°

Oct 15

typical first frost

Apr 23

typical last frost

+1.0°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 87°, January lows 15°Rain & snow28″ of snow a winter · 28 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.0° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Phillips is

Just over a third of Phillips adults sleep under 7 hours, against 31% in Nebraska’s towns and 36% across U.S. towns. For adults in the town, the share who binge drink is 22%. In Phillips, 18% of adults have been diagnosed with depression, and 42% have obesity.

	Phillips	Nebraska towns	U.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	22%	19%	16%
Depression (CDC PLACES)	18%	18%	23%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)	42%	40%	35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	12%	13%	14%

32 measures vs. Nebraska

2 better30 too close to call0 worse

What stands out	Phillips	NE
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth	9.9%	12.4%
More adults seeing a dentist	68.1%	64.3%

CHI Health St. Francis

8.3 mi away · emergency room

1 of 3

care shortages: mental health

Full pagePhillips’ health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsMore adults sleeping under 7 hours Hospitals & doctors nearby8.3 miles to an ER · CHI Health St. Francis How adults are doingFewer adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than NE on 2 of 32

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

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HealthBetter than NE on 2 of 32 CDC measures Cost of living$349K typical home · up 6.1% in a year Work & commute$87K median household income · 1 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 74% of U.S. communities · hail

Out and about

PlacesLibraryGrand Island Public Library CollegesCentral Community College is 8.3 mi away

The story

HistorySettled 1895 Town Hall & politicsClimate87° summer highs · 28″ of snow

Day to day

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After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Phillips

Central Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Grand Island8.3 mi$3,360 in-state tuition

About 2 of every 100 Phillips residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Nebraska.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Phillips for work

Where Phillips’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

1jobs based in Phillips

0%of working residents work in town

11 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Phillips

Village in Nebraska, United States

Phillips is a village in Hamilton County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Phillips had a population of 320.

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Area: 0.3 sq mi
Elevation: 1,893 ft
ZIP code: 68865

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The average trip to work in Phillips is longer than in most of Nebraska or the rest of the country