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Country around Lovell is a rural area of about 3,224 people in Big Horn County, Wyoming, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 66 miles from Billings, MT and 341 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $744 a month.
3,224people
$221kTypical home
$744/moRent
89° / 31°Summer / winter
14"Snow
228Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,224 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 341 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 66 mi to Billings, MT
- 50 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,396/mo)
- Median rent $744/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (51 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (17 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 30% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to COD airport
- 342 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 241 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,734 ft
- 699 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course 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
- 65 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 49 mi to the nearest vet
- 59 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 65 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Big Horn County: R+73 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk