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Country around Champion is a rural area of about 315 people in Chase County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 151 miles from Greeley, CO and 165 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $293k and rent runs about $766 a month.
315people
$293kTypical home
$766/moRent
90° / 42°Summer / winter
28"Snow
274Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 315 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 165 mi to Denver, CO
- 151 mi to Greeley, CO
- 69 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $293k (≈$1,850/mo)
- Median rent $766/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 71 mi to MCK airport
- 153 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,393 ft
- 836 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 120 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 198 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 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
- 147 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 104 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 52 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chase County: R+77 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.