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Country around Medicine Bow is a rural area of about 493 people in Carbon County, Wyoming, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 56 miles from Casper, WY and 170 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $150k and rent runs about $529 a month.
493people
$150kTypical home
$529/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
58"Snow
255Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 493 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 170 mi to Denver, CO
- 56 mi to Casper, WY
- 56 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $150k (≈$948/mo)
- Median rent $529/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 58" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 57 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (124 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (766 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to LAR airport
- 168 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 136 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 6,828 ft
- 838 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 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
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 55 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 50 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 111 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 53 mi to the nearest vet
- 56 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 57 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carbon County: R+58 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- 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.