Chadron

[NUinID]

It's a nice town of about 5000 people. Like most say if you like the outdoors it is a great place to live. It's only a couple hour drive from the black hills about 2.5 from Rapid City. The people will be very nice and invite you into their community. Its a college town so it has a few bars downtown. Again if you love the city and want to be able to go to the mall and shop and go to a swanky club every now and then, not the place for you.

[NUinID]

Call me an uneducated "big city" person, but what job opportunities are still available in "smaller towns"? I guess there are companies that are run by people who wanted to stay in that area, but I am generally surprised by people who choose to relocate smaller cities.

Spoken like someone who has lived in a big city his whole life.

 

Seriously though many agriculture based companies that are multi-million dollar companies that do business all over the world are based in very small town.

Lindsey Manufacturing is based out of Lindsey NE, a town of about 600 people. They are the second largest pivot manufacturer in the world. Just as an example.

[Hooked on Huskers]

I'll take it in a minute. My favorite place ....... Wyoming ........ only 550,000 people lives there and the biggest city, 60,000 (Cheyenne). I loved it.

 

It's a nice town of about 5000 people. Like most say if you like the outdoors it is a great place to live. It's only a couple hour drive from the black hills about 2.5 from Rapid City. The people will be very nice and invite you into their community. Its a college town so it has a few bars downtown ..........

 

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[idontknow]

Rapid City is only 90 minutes away. Black Hills are right in your back yard. Denver isn't too far away either, 3 to 4 hours.

 

Lots of outdoor activities in the area. Could be a great option.

[PaulCrewe]

Frontier Bar in Crawford...must visit establishment.

sh#t hole. Hasn't been a bar worth stepping into since the cop shot and killed a kid there when it was shut down. Crawford is where my graduating picture is found as I lived at Fort Robinson.

 

As many have said it is quiet and smaller. If you are a hunter and fisherman(steam a and river guy who loves trout) it is damn near a Mecca. And the Black Hills are such a quick drive away.

 

Rapid City and Scottsbluff are the closest "metropolises" for malls and what not.

 

Chadron has a Walmart, movie theater and the fast food stuff, Pizza Hut, Mcds, arbys, etc . And some great steak joints.

 

The town really backs the college Chadron State which is D2, with a very good football team. Strong education and criminal justice programs.

 

Winters are cold, the snow is not slush, humidity is scarce.

 

It its also the county seat.

 

Plenty of history and great views. Two state parks(Chadron State Park and Ft Robinson State Park a half hour west. Nice golf course, Crawford has a better one.

 

Again depends on your life style.

[GSG]

I don't keep tabs on Chadron, but since it's Western-ish Nebraska my guess is: hunting, meth, fishing, child molesters, camping, child porn, golf, drinking, etc.

[ColoradoHusk]

 

Call me an uneducated "big city" person, but what job opportunities are still available in "smaller towns"? I guess there are companies that are run by people who wanted to stay in that area, but I am generally surprised by people who choose to relocate smaller cities.

Spoken like someone who has lived in a big city his whole life.

 

Seriously though many agriculture based companies that are multi-million dollar companies that do business all over the world are based in very small town.

Lindsey Manufacturing is based out of Lindsey NE, a town of about 600 people. They are the second largest pivot manufacturer in the world. Just as an example.

 

I have lived in bigger cities my entire life. That's why I have these questions. Haha.

 

I am just curious what types of jobs are at these companies. Are they mostly manufacturing/plant jobs? I work in Finance, so while I am sure there are accounting/finance jobs, there isn't a lot of them.

[BigRedBuster]

 

 

Call me an uneducated "big city" person, but what job opportunities are still available in "smaller towns"? I guess there are companies that are run by people who wanted to stay in that area, but I am generally surprised by people who choose to relocate smaller cities.

Spoken like someone who has lived in a big city his whole life.

 

Seriously though many agriculture based companies that are multi-million dollar companies that do business all over the world are based in very small town.

Lindsey Manufacturing is based out of Lindsey NE, a town of about 600 people. They are the second largest pivot manufacturer in the world. Just as an example.

 

I have lived in bigger cities my entire life. That's why I have these questions. Haha.

 

I am just curious what types of jobs are at these companies. Are they mostly manufacturing/plant jobs? I work in Finance, so while I am sure there are accounting/finance jobs, there isn't a lot of them.

 

I live in a small town were there are 3-4 main manufacturers. None of them are even agricultural based. My wife is an accountant and it took about a year living here for her to find a job that fit her experience but now she is CFO of a large company that does business all over the state and has many locations. Another company just started up a couple years ago and has potential to grow very fast.

 

Interestingly, all of these companies are locally owned.

 

All of these companies need the same things that they would if they were in a larger metro area. On top of that, we have three banks in town. All of those have insurance companies and investment offices tied to them.

 

There are jobs in small towns if you are willing to look in the right places. Now, you can move to Omaha and sit in one location and apply for jobs in the metro area. You might not be able to do that in say a town of 4,000 people. BUT....if you want to move to a town of 4,000 people but aren't picky which town, you would be able to find a job somewhere in Nebraska.

[teachercd]

Just a heads up, sure there are things to do "around" Chadron that are 2 or 3 or 4 hours from the town but think really hard, is that something you will do? Will you drive 2.5 hours for "something to do"

[darkhorse85]

I don't keep tabs on Chadron, but since it's Western-ish Nebraska my guess is: hunting, meth, fishing, child molesters, camping, child porn, golf, drinking, etc.

 

That sounds like where I grew up and that was just outside of Beatrice.

[ColoradoHusk]

 

 

 

Call me an uneducated "big city" person, but what job opportunities are still available in "smaller towns"? I guess there are companies that are run by people who wanted to stay in that area, but I am generally surprised by people who choose to relocate smaller cities.

Spoken like someone who has lived in a big city his whole life.

 

Seriously though many agriculture based companies that are multi-million dollar companies that do business all over the world are based in very small town.

Lindsey Manufacturing is based out of Lindsey NE, a town of about 600 people. They are the second largest pivot manufacturer in the world. Just as an example.

 

I have lived in bigger cities my entire life. That's why I have these questions. Haha.

 

I am just curious what types of jobs are at these companies. Are they mostly manufacturing/plant jobs? I work in Finance, so while I am sure there are accounting/finance jobs, there isn't a lot of them.

 

I live in a small town were there are 3-4 main manufacturers. None of them are even agricultural based. My wife is an accountant and it took about a year living here for her to find a job that fit her experience but now she is CFO of a large company that does business all over the state and has many locations. Another company just started up a couple years ago and has potential to grow very fast.

 

Interestingly, all of these companies are locally owned.

 

All of these companies need the same things that they would if they were in a larger metro area. On top of that, we have three banks in town. All of those have insurance companies and investment offices tied to them.

 

There are jobs in small towns if you are willing to look in the right places. Now, you can move to Omaha and sit in one location and apply for jobs in the metro area. You might not be able to do that in say a town of 4,000 people. BUT....if you want to move to a town of 4,000 people but aren't picky which town, you would be able to find a job somewhere in Nebraska.

 

Cool info. I have no interest in living in a small town in Nebraska. I visit my in-laws in Hastings a couple times a year and go crazy within 3 days of staying there. I'm a city guy, used to city conveniences. I also know there are small-town people who enjoy the small-town life. Neither is right, just preferences.

[BigRedBuster]

 

 

 

 

Call me an uneducated "big city" person, but what job opportunities are still available in "smaller towns"? I guess there are companies that are run by people who wanted to stay in that area, but I am generally surprised by people who choose to relocate smaller cities.

Spoken like someone who has lived in a big city his whole life.

 

Seriously though many agriculture based companies that are multi-million dollar companies that do business all over the world are based in very small town.

Lindsey Manufacturing is based out of Lindsey NE, a town of about 600 people. They are the second largest pivot manufacturer in the world. Just as an example.

 

I have lived in bigger cities my entire life. That's why I have these questions. Haha.

 

I am just curious what types of jobs are at these companies. Are they mostly manufacturing/plant jobs? I work in Finance, so while I am sure there are accounting/finance jobs, there isn't a lot of them.

 

I live in a small town were there are 3-4 main manufacturers. None of them are even agricultural based. My wife is an accountant and it took about a year living here for her to find a job that fit her experience but now she is CFO of a large company that does business all over the state and has many locations. Another company just started up a couple years ago and has potential to grow very fast.

 

Interestingly, all of these companies are locally owned.

 

All of these companies need the same things that they would if they were in a larger metro area. On top of that, we have three banks in town. All of those have insurance companies and investment offices tied to them.

 

There are jobs in small towns if you are willing to look in the right places. Now, you can move to Omaha and sit in one location and apply for jobs in the metro area. You might not be able to do that in say a town of 4,000 people. BUT....if you want to move to a town of 4,000 people but aren't picky which town, you would be able to find a job somewhere in Nebraska.

 

Cool info. I have no interest in living in a small town in Nebraska. I visit my in-laws in Hastings a couple times a year and go crazy within 3 days of staying there. I'm a city guy, used to city conveniences. I also know there are small-town people who enjoy the small-town life. Neither is right, just preferences.

 

 

 

Not a problem. Everyone has their preferences and that's what makes the world go around. I lived in and around Des Moines for 15 years and really enjoyed living around a larger metro area and loved it. Now we live in a small town and love that too. I can have fun anywhere.

 

A funny thing was when we moved, people in both places questioned how we could enjoy living in the other place. Several conversations with city people went....

 

Friend: What are you going to do in such a small town?

Me: What do you do here?

Friend: Well, I go to work, hang out with friends, chase kids around to activities.

Me: I'll do the same thing.

 

Honestly, even if I were in some area that had something else to do, I can't imagine having the time to do it because we are so swamped now. I am actually busier now than I was in Des Moines.

 

But, everyone needs to pick their place they like to live. I think people visit a small town and they don't have something to do so they think it's boring. I'm not bored because living here, I am involved in the community.

[sd'sker]

Friend: What are you going to do in such a small town?

Me: What do you do here?

Friend: Well, I go to work, hang out with friends, chase kids around to activities.

Me: I'll do the same thing.

 

Honestly, even if I were in some area that had something else to do, I can't imagine having the time to do it because we are so swamped now. I am actually busier now than I was in Des Moines.

 

But, everyone needs to pick their place they like to live. I think people visit a small town and they don't have something to do so they think it's boring. I'm not bored because living here, I am involved in the community.

having a friend. what's that like?

 

and i agree with what you said. i always imagined living in omaha, my home-aha. and i really thought my wife would insist. i miss my friends there and the good times we have together, but we planted our roots pretty deep in a small community and enjoy it quite a bit. ultimately, we wanted to live in the best place to raise kids. although we like it here, omaha would have been just fine for us as a family.

 

everyone thinks where they live is boring and stupid and that everywhere else is so much better. sometimes they are just boring and stupid.

[BigRedBuster]

I don't keep tabs on Chadron, but since it's Western-ish Nebraska my guess is: hunting, meth, fishing, child molesters, camping, child porn, golf, drinking, etc.

 

Thanks for the unnecessary insult.

[carlfense]

 

I don't keep tabs on Chadron, but since it's Western-ish Nebraska my guess is: hunting, meth, fishing, child molesters, camping, child porn, golf, drinking, etc.

 

Thanks for the unnecessary insult.

 

Well . . . it's fairly accurate for rural Nebraska. Particularly the hunting, fishing, camping, golf, drinking. Throw in the Huskers and local high school sports and that hits the high points.

 

Unfortunately meth is a real problem in rural Nebraska . . . more so than in the largest cities in my experience. (Different drugs of choice.) The chimos/child porn is no more common in rural Nebraska (thank god) than it is in the bigger cities.