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McCool JunctionNE

A town of 718.

Photo: Ammodramus · Public domain
Population
718
residents
Typical home
$258K
+0.6% in a year
Household income
$118K
median
Median age
25.8
years
Jobs based here
110
A commuter town
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718 people, and everyone knows the way

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68°
Fog/Mist
H 69° · L 61°

Upcoming events

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Natural hazards

Very high risk, with hail at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 87% of U.S. communities.

87risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
87Very high riskLowerHigher
HailInland floodingStrong wind
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of McCool Junction

Most working residents leave McCool Junction for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are York (19%), Lincoln (13%) and Henderson (8%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

4%work in town

Where working residents work

In McCool Junction4%
York19%
Lincoln13%
Henderson8%
Omaha5%
17 mi
median commute distance
110
jobs based in McCool Junction
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

McCool Junction has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 28 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

28″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–38°
Spring39–63°
Summer63–85°
Fall41–65°
Oct 14
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Schools

McCool Junction’s public schools outperform 39% of Nebraska districts

The public schools McCool Junction’s kids attend trail 61% of Nebraska’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

C+School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
MC Cool Junction Elem SchoolPK–6119B
McCool Junction Jr.-Sr. High SCH7–12128C
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NE on state testsAll 2 schools →
Health

How healthy McCool Junction is

McCool Junction beats the Nebraska average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

32 measures vs. Nebraska
6 better26 too close to call0 worse
What stands outMcCool JunctionNE
Fewer uninsured adults6.5%9.9%
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth8.5%12.4%
York General Health Care Services
8.4 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Housing

A typical McCool Junction home is worth about $258K

The typical McCool Junction home is worth about $258,000, up 0.6% in a year, 8% below the Nebraska typical home.

$258KZillow home value

Typical home value

McCool Junction$258K
Nebraska$281K
+0.6%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Outdoors

0% of McCool Junction is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of McCool Junction: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 326 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Northside Park—11
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

96% of working residents leave McCool Junction for work

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

19% → York York 19% 13% → Lincoln Lincoln 13% 8% → Henderson Henderson 8% 5% → Omaha Omaha 5% 4% → Aurora Aurora 4% 4% → Grand Island Grand Island 4% McCool Junction · 4% stay
110jobs based in McCool Junction
4%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Nebraska - York County - McCool Junction - ED 93-8, ED 93-15
1880 · 1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Nebraska - York County - McCool Junction - ED 93-8, ED 93-15 · Wikimedia Commons
McCool Junction’s story

McCool Junction in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

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About McCool Junction

Village in York County, Nebraska, United States

McCool Junction is a village in York County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, McCool Junction had a population of 453.

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

Population
453
Area
0.5 sq mi
Elevation
1,562 ft
ZIP code
68401

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