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Stratton is a tiny town of 342 people in Hitchcock County, Nebraska. It's about 160 miles from Grand Island, NE and 195 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $54k and rent runs about $732 a month.
342people
$54kTypical home
$732/moRent
91° / 42°Summer / winter
20"Snow
274Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 342
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 687 people per sq mi
- 195 mi to Denver, CO
- 160 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 72 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $54k (≈$341/mo)
- Median rent $732/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (78 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (272 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 27% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to MCK airport
- 183 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,871 ft
- 799 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 88 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 230 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 132 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 31 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 115 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 76 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hitchcock County: R+78 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- 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.