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Bird City is a tiny town of 633 people in Cheyenne County, Kansas. It's about 177 miles from Greeley, CO and 178 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $634 a month.
633people
$103kTypical home
$634/moRent
91° / 42°Summer / winter
28"Snow
281Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 633
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 279 people per sq mi
- 178 mi to Denver, CO
- 177 mi to Greeley, CO
- 104 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$648/mo)
- Median rent $634/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 281 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 84 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 36
- 24% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to MCK airport
- 167 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,471 ft
- 782 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 66 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 212 mi to the nearest ski area
- 31 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 158 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 124 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 34 congregations per 10k people
- 101 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cheyenne County: R+69 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk