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Spring RanchNE

A town of 84.

Population
84
residents
Household income
$138K
median
Median age
57.9
years
Jobs based here
34
A commuter town
Small town

84 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Spring Ranch

Most working residents leave Spring Ranch for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Hastings (32%), Clay Center (5%) and Grand Island (5%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Spring Ranch2%
Hastings32%
Clay Center5%
Grand Island5%
Lynn5%
17 mi
median commute distance
34
jobs based in Spring Ranch
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

High risk, with hail at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities.

77risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
77High riskLowerHigher
HailStrong windDrought
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Spring Ranch has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 23 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

23″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–39°
Spring38–63°
Summer62–86°
Fall40–65°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 19
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Spring Ranch is

Spring Ranch beats the Nebraska average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.

32 measures vs. Nebraska
2 better20 too close to call10 worse
What stands outSpring RanchNE
Fewer uninsured adults8.1%9.9%
More adults treating high blood pressure81.4%77.5%
More adults with COPD8.1%6.1%
Mary Lanning Healthcare
16.2 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Spring Ranch for work

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

32% → Hastings Hastings 32% 5% → Clay Center Clay Center 5% 5% → Grand Island Grand Island 5% 5% → Lynn Lynn 5% 4% → Edgar Edgar 4% 4% → Sutton Sutton 4% Spring Ranch · 2% stay
34jobs based in Spring Ranch
2%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Saint Martin's Catholic Church
Saint Martin's Catholic Church · National Register of Historic Places
Spring Ranch’s story

Spring Ranch in pictures

1 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

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About Spring Ranch

Spring Ranch is a ghost town in Clay County, Nebraska, in the United States.

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