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Country around Alpine is a rural area of about 2,033 people in Lincoln County, Wyoming, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 73 miles from Idaho Falls, ID and 168 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 111 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $869k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,033people
$869kTypical home
$1,382/moRent
75° / 22°Summer / winter
111"Snow
219Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,033 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 168 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 73 mi to Idaho Falls, ID
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $869k (≈$5,477/mo)
- Median rent $1,382/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 111" of snow a year
- 35 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 81 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (54 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (137 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 23% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to JAC airport
- 168 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 200 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,828 ft
- 638 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 58 mi to the nearest dog park
- 74 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+68 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