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Casper Mountain is a tiny town of 435 people in Natrona County, Wyoming. It's about 7 miles from Casper, WY and 219 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 76 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $537k and rent runs about $1k a month.
435people
$537kTypical home
$1,016/moRent
77° / 27°Summer / winter
76"Snow
255Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 435
- Part of a metro area
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 219 mi to Denver, CO
- 7 mi to Casper, WY
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $537k (≈$3,388/mo)
- Median rent $1,016/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 76" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 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 54
- 19% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to CPR airport
- 216 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 185 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 8,075 ft
- 843 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 83 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 159 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 91 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 105 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.