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Country around Fort Bridger is a rural area of about 683 people in Uinta County, Wyoming, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 76 miles from Ogden, UT and 82 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $290k and rent runs about $900 a month.
683people
$290kTypical home
$900/moRent
79° / 31°Summer / winter
60"Snow
255Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 683 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 76 mi to Ogden, UT
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $290k (≈$1,829/mo)
- Median rent $900/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (94 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (126 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (862 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 47% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 77 mi to VEL airport
- 84 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 7,218 ft
- 624 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 77 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 72 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Uinta County: R+64 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
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.