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Country around Dubois is a rural area of about 1,627 people in Fremont County, Wyoming, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 121 miles from Idaho Falls, ID and 229 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $383k and rent runs about $886 a month.
1,627people
$383kTypical home
$886/moRent
75° / 31°Summer / winter
56"Snow
235Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,627 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 229 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 121 mi to Idaho Falls, ID
- 58 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $383k (≈$2,413/mo)
- Median rent $886/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 50 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (781 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,950 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 13% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to JAC airport
- 230 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 257 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 8,127 ft
- 666 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 48 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 54 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 73 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