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BruleNE

A town of 346, settled in 1886.

Population
346
residents
Typical home
$326K
+9% in a year
Household income
$47K
median
Median age
40.3
years
Jobs based here
37
A commuter town
Small town

346 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 77° · L 59°

Upcoming events

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The data

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Brule

Most working residents leave Brule for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Ogallala (37%), North Platte (7%) and Paxton (4%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Brule0%
Ogallala37%
North Platte7%
Paxton4%
Omaha4%
19 mi
median commute distance
37
jobs based in Brule
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Brule has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 25 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

25″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter16–42°
Spring35–63°
Summer59–86°
Fall37–65°
Oct 12
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Housing

A typical Brule home is worth about $326K

The typical Brule home is worth about $326,000, up 9% in a year, 16% above the Nebraska typical home.

$326KZillow home value

Typical home value

Brule$326K
Nebraska$281K
+9%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health

How healthy Brule is

Brule beats the Nebraska average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.

32 measures vs. Nebraska
2 better22 too close to call8 worse
What stands outBruleNE
More adults treating high blood pressure81.7%77.5%
More adults getting cholesterol checked86.6%83.7%
More adults with heart disease8.1%6.1%
Ogallala Community Hospital
9.6 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 48% of U.S. communities.

48risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
48Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHailDrought
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Brule for work

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

37% → Ogallala Ogallala 37% 7% → North Platte North Platte 7% 4% → Paxton Paxton 4% 4% → Omaha Omaha 4% 3% → Lincoln Lincoln 3% 2% → Norfolk Norfolk 2% Brule · 0% stay
37jobs based in Brule
0%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Brule, Nebraska downtown 1
2011 · Brule, Nebraska downtown 1 · Wikimedia Commons
Brule’s story

140 years in pictures

3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

NEMap-doton-BruleBrule, Nebraska downtown 2
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About Brule

Village in Nebraska, United States

Official town website ↗

Brule is a village in Keith County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Brule had a population of 331. The village is named after the Brule Sioux, who camped at that location.

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

Established
1886
Population
331
Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
3,291 ft
ZIP code
69127

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