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Country around Sheridan Lake is a rural area of about 298 people in Greeley County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 128 miles from Pueblo, CO and 168 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $763 a month.
298people
$158kTypical home
$763/moRent
92° / 44°Summer / winter
21"Snow
292Sunny days
47Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 298 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 168 mi to Denver, CO
- 128 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 83 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$995/mo)
- Median rent $763/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 292 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 73 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 47 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 34
- 36% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 90 mi to GCK airport
- 134 mi to COS (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 4,045 ft
- 728 mi to the ocean
- 190 mi to a big lake
- 74 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 173 mi to the nearest ski area
- 44 mi to the nearest campground
- No 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 123 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 27 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 136 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 59 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- 77 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greeley County: R+73 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk