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Sidney is a big small town of 6,419 people in Cheyenne County, Nebraska. It's about 95 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 138 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $139k and rent runs about $819 a month.
6,419people
$139kTypical home
$819/moRent
91° / 42°Summer / winter
30"Snow
268Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,419
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 858 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Denver, CO
- 95 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $139k (≈$879/mo)
- Median rent $819/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 268 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 97 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (876 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to BFF airport
- 126 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,085 ft
- 887 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 94 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 160 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 103 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 83 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 64 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