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Lodgepole is a tiny town of 223 people in Cheyenne County, Nebraska. It's about 112 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 152 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $108k and rent runs about $725 a month.
223people
$108kTypical home
$725/moRent
90° / 40°Summer / winter
28"Snow
268Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 223
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 468 people per sq mi
- 152 mi to Denver, CO
- 112 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $108k (≈$680/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $25k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 268 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 97 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (126 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (724 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 17% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to AIA airport
- 139 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,839 ft
- 895 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 111 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 176 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 118 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 94 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 52 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cheyenne County: R+64 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.