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Country around Valentine is a rural area of about 4,012 people in Cherry County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 162 miles from Rapid City, SD and 300 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $886 a month.
4,012people
$161kTypical home
$886/moRent
89° / 37°Summer / winter
32"Snow
261Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,012 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 300 mi to Denver, CO
- 162 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 109 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,017/mo)
- Median rent $886/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (94 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 37 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 39
- 34% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 108 mi to LBF airport
- 261 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 169 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,854 ft
- 946 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 99 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 147 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 116 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 42 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 155 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 49 mi to the nearest vet
- 87 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 42 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