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Grant is a small town of 1,413 people in Perkins County, Nebraska. It's about 161 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 182 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $971 a month.
1,413people
$155kTypical home
$971/moRent
89° / 39°Summer / winter
26"Snow
274Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,413
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,805 people per sq mi
- 182 mi to Denver, CO
- 161 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 54 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$975/mo)
- Median rent $971/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (248 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 35% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to LBF airport
- 169 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,422 ft
- 853 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 140 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 212 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 151 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 121 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 53 mi to the nearest vet
- 55 mi to the nearest dog park
- 28 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Perkins County: R+73 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk