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Country around Etna is a rural area of about 433 people in Lincoln County, Wyoming, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 64 miles from Idaho Falls, ID and 165 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 70°F and winter highs 17°F, with about 101 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $360k and rent runs about $960 a month.
433people
$360kTypical home
$960/moRent
70° / 17°Summer / winter
101"Snow
219Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 433 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 165 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 64 mi to Idaho Falls, ID
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $360k (≈$2,267/mo)
- Median rent $960/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 70°F
- Winter highs around 17°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101" of snow a year
- 33 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 76 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (54 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (137 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 22% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to JAC airport
- 165 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 199 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 9,220 ft
- 629 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 64 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+68 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High 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.