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Country around Fort Laramie is a rural area of about 509 people in Goshen County, Wyoming, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 79 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 174 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $179k and rent runs about $1k a month.
509people
$179kTypical home
$1,023/moRent
89° / 42°Summer / winter
28"Snow
249Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 509 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 174 mi to Denver, CO
- 79 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 52 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $179k (≈$1,128/mo)
- Median rent $1,023/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (151 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (539 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 26% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to BFF airport
- 166 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 144 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,403 ft
- 897 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 98 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 84 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 114 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 51 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Goshen County: R+61 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low 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