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Bridgeport is a small town of 1,342 people in Morrill County, Nebraska. It's about 95 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 161 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $780 a month.
1,342people
$105kTypical home
$780/moRent
92° / 41°Summer / winter
39"Snow
270Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,342
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,120 people per sq mi
- 161 mi to Denver, CO
- 95 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$663/mo)
- Median rent $780/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°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
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (22 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (309 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to BFF airport
- 150 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 105 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,678 ft
- 910 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 93 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 154 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 119 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 113 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 34 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