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Country around Bridgeport is a rural area of about 1,893 people in Morrill County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 91 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 157 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $778 a month.
1,893people
$111kTypical home
$778/moRent
91° / 41°Summer / winter
38"Snow
270Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,893 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 157 mi to Denver, CO
- 91 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$701/mo)
- Median rent $778/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (22 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (309 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to BFF airport
- 145 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,776 ft
- 906 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 89 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 157 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 115 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 109 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morrill County: R+68 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk