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McCook is a big small town of 7,314 people in Red Willow County, Nebraska. It's about 129 miles from Grand Island, NE and 228 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $823 a month.
7,314people
$154kTypical home
$823/moRent
91° / 41°Summer / winter
23"Snow
273Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,314
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,340 people per sq mi
- 228 mi to Denver, CO
- 129 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 61 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$973/mo)
- Median rent $823/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (28 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (628 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 11 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to MCK airport
- 216 mi to DEN (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,592 ft
- 788 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 93 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 234 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 101 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 84 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 63 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 87 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Red Willow County: R+68 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