Living in Country around Lagrange, WY
Country around Lagrange is a rural area of about 555 people in Goshen County, Wyoming, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 43 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 133 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $226k and rent runs about $580 a month.
555people
$226kTypical home
$580/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
52"Snow
265Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 555 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 133 mi to Denver, CO
- 43 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $226k (≈$1,424/mo)
- Median rent $580/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (151 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (539 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 19% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to BFF airport
- 124 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,862 ft
- 869 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 98 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 69 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 30 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 37 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 78 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Goshen County: R+61 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low 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.