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Crawford is a tiny town of 878 people in Dawes County, Nebraska. It's about 96 miles from Rapid City, SD and 216 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $81k and rent runs about $763 a month.
878people
$81kTypical home
$763/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
52"Snow
262Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 878
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 748 people per sq mi
- 216 mi to Denver, CO
- 96 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 58 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $81k (≈$509/mo)
- Median rent $763/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 50°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (246 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (872 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 19% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to CDR airport
- 206 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 170 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,681 ft
- 954 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 74 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 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
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 97 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 125 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dawes County: R+47 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
- Very 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.