Cold Wind (Chadron, Valentine, Imperial: employment, income, places to live)

[yellowcountryteeth]

Nebraska in my list of possible places to live.
Could anyone suggest a place where it's small, isolated, cold, and cheap.

[GraniteStater]

Originally Posted by yellowcountryteeth

Nebraska in my list of possible places to live.
Could anyone suggest a place where it's small, isolated, cold, and cheap.

Valentine, NE is a good bet for isolation.

[itsMeFred]

Get a map of Nebraska. Hang it on the wall. Put tape over the eastern 1/3 of the state.
Throw a dart.





Welcome home!

[Sandhills Guru]

Well it does get quite warm sometimes in this state during the summer. The sandhills region of the state will surely find you some isolation if that is what you are looking for. And it does get quite chilly during the winter. The Panhandle area of the state can offer the same.

Give us a bit more idea what you are looking for, we will get you pointed in the right direction.

[yellowcountryteeth]

Originally Posted by Sandhills Guru

Well it does get quite warm sometimes in this state during the summer. The sandhills region of the state will surely find you some isolation if that is what you are looking for. And it does get quite chilly during the winter. The Panhandle area of the state can offer the same.

Give us a bit more idea what you are looking for, we will get you pointed in the right direction.

Well, it'll just be me. So I need somewhere to live. As long as it's cheap, I couldn't care less where i stay. income doesn't matter, as long as I can pay for my house, and food. But I don't need a lot of food.
Then, I also want a place where I can ride my bike or walk to work. Cars are getting too expensive.

[tpabes]

I would say a place like Valentine would fit your bill. You will need a big enough town to find work and one that has a grocery store if you plan on not having a car. Gordon would also work. Chadron would also be a great choice, but that depends on how small you want. Imperial or Grant in southwest Nebraska would also fit the bill, but they are going to be a little warmer than the northern part of the state.

[yellowcountryteeth]

Chadron is too big for me. But a lot of these would work out.
Thanks guys.
Anymore more suggestions?
And by the way, I'm into the idea of reallllly small towns.

[tpabes]

Ainsworth and Burwell would be others. Towns like Sargent and Mullen would also work, as they have small grocery stores.

[yellowcountryteeth]

Is Mullen somewhat cold?

[Sandhills Guru]

The smaller the town, the more difficult employment may become for you, especially wanting to work within that town. Tpabes gave you a couple more good suggestions. Ainsworth would probably fit what you are looking for also but the size of town may be too big for you also.

Cold seems to be really important to you. The panhandle area of our state will see some moderate temps during the winter due to be so close to the front range. Example you may see some days that hit 50 or close to it. But it will definately cool down again at night and the area will also see sub-zero temps for days on end also.

Small town also seems quite important to you along with isolation. Your work skills come into the equation and have a bearing on where you can settle down I think. If isolation is something you want, have you ever given ranch work a thought? Housing is usually furnished in most cases, and you will find yourself isolated for sure on some ranches. A trip once every two weeks into town for the necessities if you plan right is all that is needed. And during the winter on a ranch, you will find cold.