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Lynch’s story
Lynch in pictures
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
LynchNE
A town of 152. Public schools that outperform most of Nebraska.
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Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
152
residents
Median home value
$54K
Census ACS
Household income
$39K
median
Median age
65.5
years
Jobs based here
91
Balanced
What makes Lynch stand out
The thing Lynch does most differently from other towns.
Small town
152 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lynch. Another town gets a different order.
Schools
Lynch’s public schools outperform 15% of Nebraska districts
The public schools Lynch’s kids attend trail 85% of Nebraska’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
C−School Grade
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd County Elementary (LYNCH) | PK–4 | 48 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NE on state testsAll 1 schools →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Lynch has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 12°, and about 31 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
31″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter14–35°
Spring36–60°
Summer60–85°
Fall38–63°
Oct 2
typical first frost
May 8
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities.
66risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute
About one in seven working residents works right in Lynch
Most working residents leave Lynch for work: only 14% work in town. The top destinations are Spencer (19%), Butte (14%) and Lynch (14%). Half commute less than 20 miles.
14%work in town
Where working residents work
In Lynch14%
Spencer19%
Butte14%
Lynch14%
Spencer7%
20 mi
median commute distance
91
jobs based in Lynch
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health
How healthy Lynch is
Lynch beats the Nebraska average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.
32 measures vs. Nebraska
9 better11 too close to call12 worse
| What stands out | Lynch | NE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7% | 9.5% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.2% | 6.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 10.1% | 6.1% |
Niobrara Valley Hospital
3.4 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
About Lynch
Village in Nebraska, US
Lynch is a village in Boyd County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 194 at the 2020 census, down from 245 in 2010. Lynch is located in northern Nebraska, between the Missouri and Niobrara rivers.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 194
- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,401 ft
- ZIP code
- 68746
- Area code
- 402
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