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Lewellen is a tiny town of 207 people in Garden County, Nebraska. It's about 138 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 180 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $789 a month.
207people
$94kTypical home
$789/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
30"Snow
268Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 207
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 559 people per sq mi
- 180 mi to Denver, CO
- 138 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 73 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$592/mo)
- Median rent $789/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 268 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 97 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 64
- 19% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to AIA airport
- 167 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,307 ft
- 893 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 137 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 188 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 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
- 147 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 24 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 121 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 28 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Garden County: R+71 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low 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