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Cheyenne is a mid-size city of 65,239 people in Laramie County, Wyoming. It's part of the Cheyenne, WY area. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $334k and rent runs about $1k a month.
65,239people
$334kTypical home
$1,118/moRent
84° / 40°Summer / winter
64"Snow
265Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 65,239
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,789 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Denver, CO
- In the Cheyenne, WY area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $334k (≈$2,104/mo)
- Median rent $1,118/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (298 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,656 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to CYS airport
- 88 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,037 ft
- 826 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 61 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 41 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