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Country around Kimball is a rural area of about 2,511 people in Kimball County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 58 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 121 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $814 a month.
2,511people
$112kTypical home
$814/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
30"Snow
270Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,511 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 121 mi to Denver, CO
- 58 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$709/mo)
- Median rent $814/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (183 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (366 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 21% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to BFF airport
- 109 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,705 ft
- 869 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 57 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 129 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 78 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 44 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