Prairie HomeNE
A town in Nebraska.
Is Prairie Home a good place to live?
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The data
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In Prairie Home, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 15° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Prairie Home stands out in Nebraska and nationally: a smaller share of its adults report frequent mental distress
For adults in Prairie Home, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 28%. Only 4 of the 58 Nebraska towns we compare have a lower share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Prairie Home. Prairie Home: 27% of adults feel lonely, below both Nebraska’s towns (30%) and U.S. towns (33%). In Prairie Home, 17% of adults get no exercise outside work, and 9.7% report frequent physical distress.
| Prairie Home | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 13% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 33% |
| What stands out | Prairie Home | NE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.9% | 12.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.8% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Prairie Home has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. 30% of Prairie Home’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 30%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Prairie Home
Memorial Stadium and 16 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Prairie Home. Close and well known come first.
10 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium
10 mi Stadium & arenaPinnacle Bank Arena
40 mi Zoo & aquariumOmaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
15 mi MuseumStrategic Air and Space Museum
10 mi MuseumSheldon Museum of Art
10 mi MuseumUniversity of Nebraska State MuseumPhoto credits
Memorial Stadium: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Pinnacle Bank Arena: CrunchySkies, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium: OmahaZoo, Public domain · Strategic Air and Space Museum: User Kandykornhead on en.wikipedia, Public domain · Sheldon Museum of Art: Ammodramus, CC0 · University of Nebraska State Museum: Hanyou23, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Prairie Home: who provides what
Prairie Home is unincorporated, so Lancaster 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
5 within 15 miles of the center of Prairie Home
About Prairie Home
Unincorporated community in Nebraska, U.S.
Prairie Home is an unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 38 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,329 ft
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