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Ogallala is a small town of 4,777 people in Keith County, Nebraska. It's about 160 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 191 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $667 a month.
4,777people
$156kTypical home
$667/moRent
90° / 40°Summer / winter
25"Snow
266Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,777
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 964 people per sq mi
- 191 mi to Denver, CO
- 160 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$982/mo)
- Median rent $667/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 266 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 99 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (44 per 100k)
- Low property crime (943 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 24% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to LBF airport
- 178 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,245 ft
- 871 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 159 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 209 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 152 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 130 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 49 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Keith County: R+64 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk