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Alpine Northwest is a tiny town of 142 people in Lincoln County, Wyoming. It's about 55 miles from Idaho Falls, ID and 173 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 98 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $373k and rent runs about $960 a month.
142people
$373kTypical home
$960/moRent
83° / 30°Summer / winter
98"Snow
223Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 142
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 120 people per sq mi
- 173 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 55 mi to Idaho Falls, ID
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $373k (≈$2,350/mo)
- Median rent $960/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98" of snow a year
- 32 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (54 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (137 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 24% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to JAC airport
- 172 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 207 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,620 ft
- 619 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 59 mi to the nearest dog park
- 55 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+68 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.