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Gordon is a small town of 1,721 people in Sheridan County, Nebraska. It's about 101 miles from Rapid City, SD and 252 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $625 a month.
1,721people
$97kTypical home
$625/moRent
87° / 35°Summer / winter
45"Snow
262Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,721
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,847 people per sq mi
- 252 mi to Denver, CO
- 101 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 99 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$614/mo)
- Median rent $625/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (192 per 100k)
- Low property crime (956 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to CDR airport
- 241 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 195 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,557 ft
- 985 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 67 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 97 mi to the nearest ski area
- 41 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 102 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 143 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 63 mi to the nearest dog park
- 26 congregations per 10k people
- 40 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