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Country around Benkelman is a rural area of about 1,224 people in Dundy County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 171 miles from Greeley, CO and 179 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $700 a month.
1,224people
$157kTypical home
$700/moRent
91° / 43°Summer / winter
26"Snow
274Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,224 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 179 mi to Denver, CO
- 171 mi to Greeley, CO
- 80 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$989/mo)
- Median rent $700/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 20% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to MCK airport
- 167 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,215 ft
- 806 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 91 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 213 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 148 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 26 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 120 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 74 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dundy County: R+79 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk