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Country around Grant is a rural area of about 1,762 people in Perkins County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 159 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 180 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $946 a month.
1,762people
$161kTypical home
$946/moRent
89° / 39°Summer / winter
26"Snow
274Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,762 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 180 mi to Denver, CO
- 159 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 57 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,014/mo)
- Median rent $946/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (248 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to LBF airport
- 167 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,455 ft
- 854 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 141 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 210 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 153 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 118 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 55 mi to the nearest vet
- 57 mi to the nearest dog park
- 28 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Perkins County: R+73 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