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Country around Mc Cook is a rural area of about 9,054 people in Red Willow County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 129 miles from Grand Island, NE and 226 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $818 a month.
9,054people
$164kTypical home
$818/moRent
91° / 41°Summer / winter
25"Snow
273Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 9,054 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 226 mi to Denver, CO
- 129 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 60 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,037/mo)
- Median rent $818/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (28 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (628 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to MCK airport
- 214 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,694 ft
- 792 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 96 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 233 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 101 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 85 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 44 mi to the nearest vet
- 63 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 84 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Red Willow County: R+68 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