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Big Horn is a tiny town of 259 people in Sheridan County, Wyoming. It's about 108 miles from Billings, MT and 357 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 82 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.6M and rent runs about $939 a month.
259people
$1.6MTypical home
$939/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
82"Snow
247Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 259
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 143 people per sq mi
- 357 mi to Denver, CO
- 108 mi to Billings, MT
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.6M (≈$10k/mo)
- Median rent $939/mo
- Median household income $181k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 82" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (671 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 36% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to SHR airport
- 353 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 244 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2008
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,127 ft
- 757 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 105 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 92 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 79 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 105 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sheridan County: R+50 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very 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.