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Bushnell is a tiny town of 160 people in Kimball County, Nebraska. It's about 47 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 114 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $846 a month.
160people
$90kTypical home
$846/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
40"Snow
270Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 160
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 702 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Denver, CO
- 47 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$567/mo)
- Median rent $846/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (183 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (366 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 21% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to BFF airport
- 103 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,879 ft
- 861 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 119 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 70 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kimball County: R+67 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.