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Chadron is a big small town of 5,160 people in Dawes County, Nebraska. It's about 87 miles from Rapid City, SD and 233 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $881 a month.
5,160people
$154kTypical home
$881/moRent
90° / 38°Summer / winter
50"Snow
262Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,160
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,322 people per sq mi
- 233 mi to Denver, CO
- 87 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 74 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$970/mo)
- Median rent $881/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (352 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,250 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 25% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 23% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to CDR airport
- 223 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 183 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,386 ft
- 975 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 75 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 87 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 122 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Dawes County: R+47 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk