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Broadwater is a tiny town of 106 people in Morrill County, Nebraska. It's about 106 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 166 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $45k and rent runs about $768 a month.
106people
$45kTypical home
$768/moRent
90° / 40°Summer / winter
21"Snow
268Sunny days
54Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 106
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 675 people per sq mi
- 166 mi to Denver, CO
- 106 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $45k (≈$284/mo)
- Median rent $768/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 268 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 97 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 54 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 48 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 58
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to AIA airport
- 153 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 106 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,596 ft
- 915 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 104 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 161 mi to the nearest ski area
- 34 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 126 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 27 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 114 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 47 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.