Living in Country around Hartville, WY
Country around Hartville is a rural area of about 487 people in Platte County, Wyoming, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 86 miles from Casper, WY and 187 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $314k and rent runs about $884 a month.
487people
$314kTypical home
$884/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
40"Snow
249Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 487 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 187 mi to Denver, CO
- 86 mi to Casper, WY
- 67 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $314k (≈$1,982/mo)
- Median rent $884/mo
- Median household income $138k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (23 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (58 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 35% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 70 mi to BFF airport
- 180 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 160 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,371 ft
- 903 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 86 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 83 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 36 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 127 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 66 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Platte County: R+66 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate 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
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.