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Kilgore is a tiny town of 135 people in Cherry County, Nebraska. It's about 138 miles from Rapid City, SD and 299 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $101k and rent runs about $916 a month.
135people
$101kTypical home
$916/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
38"Snow
261Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 135
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 301 people per sq mi
- 299 mi to Denver, CO
- 138 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 104 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $101k (≈$634/mo)
- Median rent $916/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (94 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 105 mi to PIR airport
- 283 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 190 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,923 ft
- 968 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 75 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 140 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 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
- 103 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 29 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 179 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 67 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cherry County: R+76 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
- 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.