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Broken Bow is a small town of 3,502 people in Custer County, Nebraska. It's about 75 miles from Grand Island, NE and 297 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $876 a month.
3,502people
$133kTypical home
$876/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
30"Snow
263Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,502
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,734 people per sq mi
- 297 mi to Denver, CO
- 75 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$840/mo)
- Median rent $876/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 263 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 102 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (94 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (70 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 38% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 11 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to EAR airport
- 194 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,484 ft
- 845 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 148 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 138 mi to the nearest ski area
- 38 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 62 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 39 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 61 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Custer County: R+72 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
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk