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Country around Basin is a rural area of about 1,938 people in Big Horn County, Wyoming, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 101 miles from Billings, MT and 313 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $197k and rent runs about $903 a month.
1,938people
$197kTypical home
$903/moRent
91° / 30°Summer / winter
20"Snow
228Sunny days
50Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,938 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 313 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 101 mi to Billings, MT
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $197k (≈$1,244/mo)
- Median rent $903/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 50 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (51 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (17 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 22% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to COD airport
- 314 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 275 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,173 ft
- 712 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 100 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 87 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 45 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 92 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Big Horn County: R+73 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk