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Bairoil is a tiny town of 149 people in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. It's about 76 miles from Casper, WY and 221 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $815 a month.
149people
$138kTypical home
$815/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
56"Snow
261Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 149
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 105 people per sq mi
- 221 mi to Denver, CO
- 76 mi to Casper, WY
- 69 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$867/mo)
- Median rent $815/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (826 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to CPR airport
- 223 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 171 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,847 ft
- 789 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 72 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 79 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 35 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 159 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 66 mi to the nearest vet
- 68 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 70 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sweetwater County: R+53 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate 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.