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Country around Oshkosh is a rural area of about 1,095 people in Garden County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 129 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 177 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $113k and rent runs about $690 a month.
1,095people
$113kTypical home
$690/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
28"Snow
268Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,095 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 177 mi to Denver, CO
- 129 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 73 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $113k (≈$711/mo)
- Median rent $690/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 268 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 97 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 42
- 24% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to AIA airport
- 164 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,517 ft
- 906 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 127 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 176 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 141 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 33 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 120 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 28 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Garden County: R+71 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low 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