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Country around Lusk is a rural area of about 1,616 people in Niobrara County, Wyoming, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 94 miles from Rapid City, SD and 223 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $229k and rent runs about $599 a month.
1,616people
$229kTypical home
$599/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
49"Snow
249Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,616 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 223 mi to Denver, CO
- 94 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 83 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $229k (≈$1,445/mo)
- Median rent $599/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (253 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (676 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 10% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to CDR airport
- 215 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 189 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,377 ft
- 926 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 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
- 95 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 105 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 61 mi to the nearest vet
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 68 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Niobrara County: R+81 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low 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