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Bayard is a small town of 1,531 people in Morrill County, Nebraska. It's about 88 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 160 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $722 a month.
1,531people
$110kTypical home
$722/moRent
90° / 41°Summer / winter
40"Snow
270Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,531
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,203 people per sq mi
- 160 mi to Denver, CO
- 88 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$692/mo)
- Median rent $722/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (14 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (392 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to BFF airport
- 149 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 107 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,770 ft
- 907 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 83 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 147 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 116 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 115 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morrill County: R+68 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk