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Country around La Barge is a rural area of about 679 people in Lincoln County, Wyoming, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 88 miles from Logan, UT and 133 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $340k and rent runs about $960 a month.
679people
$340kTypical home
$960/moRent
82° / 28°Summer / winter
34"Snow
262Sunny days
49Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 679 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 133 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 88 mi to Logan, UT
- 65 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $340k (≈$2,142/mo)
- Median rent $960/mo
- Median household income $125k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 49 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 99 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (54 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (137 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 23% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 76 mi to RKS airport
- 134 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 157 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,916 ft
- 658 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses 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
- 89 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 45 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 86 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
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.