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Cody is a tiny town of 125 people in Cherry County, Nebraska. It's about 126 miles from Rapid City, SD and 289 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $658 a month.
125people
$103kTypical home
$658/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
41"Snow
262Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 125
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 121 people per sq mi
- 289 mi to Denver, CO
- 126 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 110 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$648/mo)
- Median rent $658/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 94 mi to CDR airport
- 277 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 192 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,110 ft
- 974 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 66 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 128 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 108 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 29 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 170 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 62 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cherry County: R+76 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
- 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.