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Burns is a tiny town of 397 people in Laramie County, Wyoming. It's about 23 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 102 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $208k and rent runs about $1k a month.
397people
$208kTypical home
$1,387/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
38"Snow
265Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 397
- Part of a metro area
- About 130 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Denver, CO
- 23 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $208k (≈$1,308/mo)
- Median rent $1,387/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (252 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,058 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 26% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to CYS airport
- 93 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,519 ft
- 843 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 95 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Laramie County: R+32 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate 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.