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Casper is a mid-size city of 58,839 people in Natrona County, Wyoming. It's part of the Casper, WY area. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 78 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $260k and rent runs about $1k a month.
58,839people
$260kTypical home
$1,009/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
78"Snow
255Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 58,839
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,199 people per sq mi
- 226 mi to Denver, CO
- In the Casper, WY area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $260k (≈$1,642/mo)
- Median rent $1,009/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 78" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (317 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,796 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to CPR airport
- 223 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 192 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,164 ft
- 839 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 87 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 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
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 164 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 98 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 107 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