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Country around Rushville is a rural area of about 1,078 people in Sheridan County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 99 miles from Rapid City, SD and 240 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $875 a month.
1,078people
$116kTypical home
$875/moRent
86° / 36°Summer / winter
45"Snow
262Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,078 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 240 mi to Denver, CO
- 99 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 85 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$731/mo)
- Median rent $875/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 45" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (179 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (538 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 32% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to CDR airport
- 229 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 185 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,744 ft
- 987 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 75 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 92 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 100 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 139 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 65 mi to the nearest dog park
- 26 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sheridan County: R+70 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High 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