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Country around Alliance is a rural area of about 9,524 people in Box Butte County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 120 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 194 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $743 a month.
9,524people
$170kTypical home
$743/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
46"Snow
262Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 9,524 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 194 mi to Denver, CO
- 120 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,071/mo)
- Median rent $743/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (177 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (747 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to AIA airport
- 182 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 138 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,993 ft
- 941 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 97 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 125 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 136 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 147 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Box Butte County: R+56 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk