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Country around Gillette is a rural area of about 26,619 people in Campbell County, Wyoming, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 83 miles from Casper, WY and 290 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $309k and rent runs about $1k a month.
26,619people
$309kTypical home
$1,055/moRent
86° / 35°Summer / winter
54"Snow
250Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 26,619 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 290 mi to Denver, CO
- 83 mi to Casper, WY
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $309k (≈$1,949/mo)
- Median rent $1,055/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (199 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,113 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 41% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to GCC airport
- 285 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 266 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,879 ft
- 840 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 82 mi to the nearest ski area
- 54 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 81 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 42 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 91 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 95 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