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Country around Alta is a rural area of about 502 people in Teton County, Wyoming, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 61 miles from Idaho Falls, ID and 219 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 130 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.5M and rent runs about $2k a month.
502people
$1.5MTypical home
$1,904/moRent
76° / 26°Summer / winter
130"Snow
219Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 502 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 219 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 61 mi to Idaho Falls, ID
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.5M (≈$9,203/mo)
- Median rent $1,904/mo
- Median household income $124k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 26°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
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 130" of snow a year
- 42 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 52 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (90 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (308 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 25% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to JAC airport
- 219 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 254 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,481 ft
- 601 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Teton County: D+35 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.