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Dalton is a tiny town of 435 people in Cheyenne County, Nebraska. It's about 96 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 152 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $883 a month.
435people
$96kTypical home
$883/moRent
87° / 39°Summer / winter
48"Snow
268Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 435
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,265 people per sq mi
- 152 mi to Denver, CO
- 96 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$603/mo)
- Median rent $883/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 268 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 97 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (126 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (724 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 22% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to AIA airport
- 139 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,272 ft
- 901 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 95 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 166 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 113 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 99 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cheyenne County: R+64 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.