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Country around Chadron is a rural area of about 6,466 people in Dawes County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 83 miles from Rapid City, SD and 237 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $923 a month.
6,466people
$164kTypical home
$923/moRent
90° / 38°Summer / winter
50"Snow
262Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 6,466 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 237 mi to Denver, CO
- 83 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 78 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,033/mo)
- Median rent $923/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°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
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (246 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (872 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 21% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to CDR airport
- 226 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 187 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,333 ft
- 978 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 72 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 84 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 119 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dawes County: R+47 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk