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Bessemer Bend is a tiny town of 143 people in Natrona County, Wyoming. It's about 12 miles from Casper, WY and 224 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 77 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $393k and rent runs about $1k a month.
143people
$393kTypical home
$1,016/moRent
88° / 37°Summer / winter
77"Snow
255Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 143
- Part of a metro area
- About 57 people per sq mi
- 224 mi to Denver, CO
- 12 mi to Casper, WY
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $393k (≈$2,478/mo)
- Median rent $1,016/mo
- Median household income $166k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 77" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (266 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,397 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 67
- 21% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to CPR airport
- 222 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 187 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,253 ft
- 833 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 89 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 63 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 165 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 90 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 99 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Natrona County: R+49 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.