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Benkelman is a tiny town of 905 people in Dundy County, Nebraska. It's about 172 miles from Greeley, CO and 178 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $700 a month.
905people
$115kTypical home
$700/moRent
91° / 43°Summer / winter
28"Snow
274Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 905
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 755 people per sq mi
- 178 mi to Denver, CO
- 172 mi to Greeley, CO
- 85 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$722/mo)
- Median rent $700/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 20% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to MCK airport
- 166 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,055 ft
- 800 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 85 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 213 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 150 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 121 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 80 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dundy County: R+79 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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