Living in Rushville, NE
Rushville is a tiny town of 877 people in Sheridan County, Nebraska. It's about 101 miles from Rapid City, SD and 239 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $875 a month.
877people
$98kTypical home
$875/moRent
86° / 36°Summer / winter
45"Snow
262Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 877
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 763 people per sq mi
- 239 mi to Denver, CO
- 101 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 85 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$621/mo)
- Median rent $875/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (179 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (538 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 33% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to CDR airport
- 228 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 184 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,740 ft
- 985 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 76 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 94 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 102 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 141 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 67 mi to the nearest dog park
- 26 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sheridan County: R+70 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High 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