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Country around Kemmerer is a rural area of about 3,731 people in Lincoln County, Wyoming, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 69 miles from Logan, UT and 110 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $191k and rent runs about $824 a month.
3,731people
$191kTypical home
$824/moRent
81° / 27°Summer / winter
45"Snow
255Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,731 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 69 mi to Logan, UT
- 54 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $191k (≈$1,206/mo)
- Median rent $824/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 27°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
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 82 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (54 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (137 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 81 mi to RKS airport
- 111 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 134 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 7,418 ft
- 638 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 96 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 44 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 67 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+68 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk