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Country around Centennial is a rural area of about 521 people in Carbon County, Wyoming, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 78 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 133 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 68°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 86 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $256k and rent runs about $842 a month.
521people
$256kTypical home
$842/moRent
68° / 25°Summer / winter
86"Snow
251Sunny days
155Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 521 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 133 mi to Denver, CO
- 78 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $256k (≈$1,612/mo)
- Median rent $842/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 68°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 155 days a year with rain or snow
- 86" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (124 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (766 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 66
- 15% of households have kids
- 40% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to LAR airport
- 133 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 10,660 ft
- 795 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 29 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 78 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carbon County: R+58 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low 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.