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Cody is a big small town of 10,276 people in Park County, Wyoming. It's about 91 miles from Billings, MT and 297 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $379k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,276people
$379kTypical home
$1,051/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
37"Snow
209Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,276
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,003 people per sq mi
- 297 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 91 mi to Billings, MT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $379k (≈$2,387/mo)
- Median rent $1,051/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 209 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 156 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (128 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (612 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 11 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to COD airport
- 298 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 279 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,069 ft
- 666 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 90 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 83 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 74 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 88 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Park County: R+59 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk