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Country around Merriman is a rural area of about 429 people in Cherry County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 120 miles from Rapid City, SD and 269 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $916 a month.
429people
$106kTypical home
$916/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
36"Snow
262Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 429 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 269 mi to Denver, CO
- 120 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 118 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$670/mo)
- Median rent $916/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 30% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 75 mi to CDR airport
- 256 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 185 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,317 ft
- 971 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 70 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 119 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 121 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 28 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 164 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 65 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 61 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cherry County: R+76 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.