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Imperial is a small town of 2,210 people in Chase County, Nebraska. It's about 165 miles from Greeley, CO and 179 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $904 a month.
2,210people
$159kTypical home
$904/moRent
91° / 42°Summer / winter
26"Snow
274Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,210
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 731 people per sq mi
- 179 mi to Denver, CO
- 165 mi to Greeley, CO
- 63 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,000/mo)
- Median rent $904/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (287 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to MCK airport
- 167 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,284 ft
- 831 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 117 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 212 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 147 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 118 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 52 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chase County: R+77 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