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Living in Alliance, NE

Alliance is a big small town of 8,075 people in Box Butte County, Nebraska. It's about 120 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 193 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $694 a month.

8,075people
$162kTypical home
$694/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
44"Snow
262Sunny days
79Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Big small town of 8,075
  • A standalone small town, not a suburb
  • About 1,650 people per sq mi
  • 193 mi to Denver, CO
  • 120 mi to Cheyenne, WY
  • 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $162k (≈$1,020/mo)
  • Median rent $694/mo
  • Median household income $65k
  • Property tax about 1.5% of value
  • 2.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 87°F
  • Winter highs around 38°F
  • Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
  • 262 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
  • 103 cloudy days a year
  • 35 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 79 days a year with rain or snow
  • 44" of snow a year
  • 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • 4 days a year over 100°F
  • 39 nights a year below 10°F
  • Windier than most places

Safety

  • Low violent crime (204 per 100k)
  • Very low property crime (865 per 100k)

People

  • Median age 41
  • 25% of households have kids
  • 21% are 65 or older
  • 18% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 3% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 12 min
  • 1% walk or take transit to work
  • 5 mi to AIA airport
  • 181 mi to DEN (major hub)
  • 137 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 75% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1965
  • 89% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 3,980 ft
  • 941 mi to the ocean
  • 71 mi to a big lake
  • 98 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 126 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 3 mi to the nearest campground
  • 1 golf course within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • Few or no bars within 25 mi
  • 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 2 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 138 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 10% of Nebraska districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 145 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 42 mi to the nearest vet
  • 45 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 10 congregations per 10k people
  • 44 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Box Butte County: R+56 in 2024
  • Nebraska: R+21 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • Very low hurricane risk
  • Moderate tornado risk
  • Low wildfire risk
  • Very low earthquake risk
  • Very low flood risk
  • High drought risk
  • High winter storm risk
  • Very low heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

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