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Merriman is a tiny town of 117 people in Cherry County, Nebraska. It's about 110 miles from Rapid City, SD and 274 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $916 a month.
117people
$152kTypical home
$916/moRent
88° / 36°Summer / winter
32"Snow
262Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 117
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 114 people per sq mi
- 274 mi to Denver, CO
- 110 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 107 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$960/mo)
- Median rent $916/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 33 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 44
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 71 mi to CDR airport
- 262 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 196 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,261 ft
- 982 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 59 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 109 mi to the nearest ski area
- 32 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 110 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 154 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 60 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.