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Big Springs is a tiny town of 496 people in Deuel County, Nebraska. It's about 142 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 173 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $775 a month.
496people
$96kTypical home
$775/moRent
90° / 42°Summer / winter
28"Snow
268Sunny days
68Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 496
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,120 people per sq mi
- 173 mi to Denver, CO
- 142 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 66 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$607/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 268 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 97 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 68 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 49
- 25% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to LBF airport
- 160 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 97 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,373 ft
- 875 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 141 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 200 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 144 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 112 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 47 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 38 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Deuel County: R+68 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