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Valentine is a small town of 2,633 people in Cherry County, Nebraska. It's about 157 miles from Rapid City, SD and 311 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $892 a month.
2,633people
$149kTypical home
$892/moRent
90° / 37°Summer / winter
32"Snow
261Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,633
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 999 people per sq mi
- 311 mi to Denver, CO
- 157 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 104 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$937/mo)
- Median rent $892/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (94 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (331 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (331 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 35% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 105 mi to PIR airport
- 262 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 179 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,585 ft
- 957 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 93 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 144 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 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
- 104 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 30 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 165 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 62 mi to the nearest vet
- 76 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cherry County: R+76 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk