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Country around Gillette is a rural area of about 16,817 people in Campbell County, Wyoming, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 122 miles from Casper, WY and 332 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $236k and rent runs about $959 a month.
16,817people
$236kTypical home
$959/moRent
88° / 36°Summer / winter
46"Snow
246Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 16,817 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 332 mi to Denver, CO
- 122 mi to Casper, WY
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $236k (≈$1,485/mo)
- Median rent $959/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (199 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,113 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to GCC airport
- 327 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 257 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,065 ft
- 823 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 82 mi to the nearest ski area
- 46 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 121 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 85 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 87 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Campbell County: R+77 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk