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Country around Dayton is a rural area of about 1,077 people in Sheridan County, Wyoming, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 81 miles from Billings, MT and 355 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 69°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $329k and rent runs about $877 a month.
1,077people
$329kTypical home
$877/moRent
69° / 27°Summer / winter
57"Snow
249Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,077 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 355 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 81 mi to Billings, MT
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $329k (≈$2,075/mo)
- Median rent $877/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 69°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 79 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (671 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 21% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to SHR airport
- 356 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 238 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 8,501 ft
- 725 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 79 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 31 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 63 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 79 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sheridan County: R+50 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk