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Oshkosh is a tiny town of 807 people in Garden County, Nebraska. It's about 128 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 175 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $744 a month.
807people
$86kTypical home
$744/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
28"Snow
268Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 807
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,201 people per sq mi
- 175 mi to Denver, CO
- 128 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 70 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$541/mo)
- Median rent $744/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to AIA airport
- 162 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 111 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,399 ft
- 903 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 127 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 180 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 140 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 29 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 117 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 28 congregations per 10k people
- 39 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