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Country around Arapahoe is a rural area of about 875 people in Fremont County, Wyoming, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 116 miles from Casper, WY and 230 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $482 a month.
875people
$163kTypical home
$482/moRent
89° / 31°Summer / winter
64"Snow
277Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 875 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 230 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 116 mi to Casper, WY
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,025/mo)
- Median rent $482/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 277 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 88 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (781 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,950 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to RIW airport
- 231 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 244 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 5,204 ft
- 732 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 113 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 105 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 65 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fremont County: R+37 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk