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Kimball is a small town of 2,225 people in Kimball County, Nebraska. It's about 60 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 120 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $828 a month.
2,225people
$112kTypical home
$828/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
30"Snow
270Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,225
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 970 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to Denver, CO
- 60 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$707/mo)
- Median rent $828/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (183 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (366 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 23% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to BFF airport
- 109 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,725 ft
- 869 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 131 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 78 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kimball County: R+67 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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