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Country around Dix is a rural area of about 340 people in Kimball County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 69 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 125 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $846 a month.
340people
$133kTypical home
$846/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
32"Snow
270Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 340 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Denver, CO
- 69 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$836/mo)
- Median rent $846/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (183 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (366 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 19% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to BFF airport
- 113 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,620 ft
- 874 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 68 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 140 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 84 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 26 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 78 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kimball County: R+67 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very 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.