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Country around Bayard is a rural area of about 2,418 people in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 91 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 165 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $729 a month.
2,418people
$126kTypical home
$729/moRent
90° / 41°Summer / winter
40"Snow
270Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,418 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 165 mi to Denver, CO
- 91 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$795/mo)
- Median rent $729/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (463 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,621 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to BFF airport
- 154 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,950 ft
- 912 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 83 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 143 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 121 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 119 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Scotts Bluff County: R+48 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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