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Potter is a tiny town of 283 people in Cheyenne County, Nebraska. It's about 77 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 130 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $848 a month.
283people
$110kTypical home
$848/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
33"Snow
270Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 283
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 197 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Denver, CO
- 77 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$691/mo)
- Median rent $848/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (126 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (724 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 22% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to BFF airport
- 118 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 4,429 ft
- 880 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 76 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 149 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 91 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 51 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.