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Country around Crawford is a rural area of about 1,474 people in Sioux County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 103 miles from Rapid City, SD and 209 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $781 a month.
1,474people
$96kTypical home
$781/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
44"Snow
262Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,474 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 209 mi to Denver, CO
- 103 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$604/mo)
- Median rent $781/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°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
- 44" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 43 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 52
- 23% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to CDR airport
- 199 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 163 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,528 ft
- 948 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 70 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 90 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 104 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 27 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 132 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sioux County: R+77 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