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Country around Gordon is a rural area of about 2,544 people in Sheridan County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 117 miles from Rapid City, SD and 253 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $680 a month.
2,544people
$117kTypical home
$680/moRent
87° / 35°Summer / winter
40"Snow
262Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,544 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 253 mi to Denver, CO
- 117 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 105 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$736/mo)
- Median rent $680/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 40" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (179 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (538 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 25% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to CDR airport
- 241 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 183 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,543 ft
- 970 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 76 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 114 mi to the nearest ski area
- 39 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 118 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 36 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 160 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 71 mi to the nearest dog park
- 26 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sheridan County: R+70 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High 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