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Homes in Grand Island
Grand Island is a city of houses: of its 21,503 homes, 62% are detached, 5% are townhouses and other attached houses and 30% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
The biggest building period was 1950 to 1979, which accounts for 39% of homes standing today; 19% are from 2000 or later. The median home dates from 1975. 58% of homes are lived in by their owners.
Of the 4 Nebraska cities we have census figures for, Grand Island has the second-highest share of older homes and the third-highest share of apartments. In nearby Lincoln, 88 miles away, 47% of homes were built before 1980, so Grand Island's windows are on the whole older. Nationally, Grand Island's homes are older than those in 62% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Out-of-square openings
With 58% of homes built before 1980, many openings have had decades to settle. Measure each one's width at the top, middle and bottom, and both diagonals. If the diagonals differ by more than about ¼ inch, add a mounting frame in the designer, or choose an outside mount so the shutter covers the uneven edges.
Replacement windows
39% of homes went up between 1950 and 1979, and most of them have had their original windows replaced since. A replacement window often sits further into or out of the wall than the old one, so the depth you have for an inside mount may differ from window to window in the same house. Measure every opening rather than copying one.
Whole-house orders
With 62% of homes detached, most orders here cover a whole house: bedrooms, a patio door, perhaps a bay. Put every window in one list in the designer so the louver size and colour match from the street, and if you have an HOA, send it the drawings before you order.
Grand Island weather and your shutters
At Grand Island AP, NE (4 mi away), July averages a high of 88.1°F and January a low of 15.6°F. Average highs reach 85°F from July to August and average lows sit at or below freezing from November to March.
About 36 days a year reach 90°F, 145 nights fall to freezing and 28.8 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around May and least in January.
Among the Nebraska cities we have climate normals for, Grand Island has the second-most hot days, the most freezing days and the least precipitation.
That's more freezing nights than in 91% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 15 h 7 min on the longest day to 9 h 14 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 73° above the horizon in June and 26° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Grand Island AP, NE (temperature) and Grand Island 1.8 W, NE (precipitation, 1 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36.1°F | 15.6°F | 0.6 in |
| Feb | 40.4°F | 19.1°F | 0.7 in |
| Mar | 52.6°F | 28.8°F | 1.4 in |
| Apr | 63.3°F | 38.6°F | 3 in |
| May | 73.4°F | 50.5°F | 5 in |
| Jun | 84.4°F | 61.1°F | 4.4 in |
| Jul | 88.1°F | 65.8°F | 3.8 in |
| Aug | 85.8°F | 63.5°F | 3.4 in |
| Sep | 79.3°F | 53.9°F | 2 in |
| Oct | 65.6°F | 40.6°F | 2.3 in |
| Nov | 51.1°F | 28.1°F | 1.2 in |
| Dec | 38.9°F | 18.9°F | 1 in |
Cold winters
With 145 freezing nights a year, warm room air meets cold glass for months. Shutters closed tight overnight hold that air against the window, so condensation can collect on the sill: tilt the louvers open in the morning, and wipe the sill on windows that often run wet.
Fitting them in Grand Island
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Grand Island
- Lincoln 88 mi
More about shutters in Grand Island
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Grand Island’s own figures.
Price your windows
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