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Brule is a tiny town of 346 people in Keith County, Nebraska. It's about 151 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 182 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $658 a month.
346people
$131kTypical home
$658/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
25"Snow
266Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 346
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,120 people per sq mi
- 182 mi to Denver, CO
- 151 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 59 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$828/mo)
- Median rent $658/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 266 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 99 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (49 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (621 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 23% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to LBF airport
- 169 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,294 ft
- 873 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 150 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 208 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 154 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 121 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 57 mi to the nearest vet
- 55 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Keith County: R+64 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
- High winter storm risk
- 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.