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Country around Midwest is a rural area of about 267 people in Natrona County, Wyoming, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 40 miles from Casper, WY and 263 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $64k and rent runs about $531 a month.
267people
$64kTypical home
$531/moRent
88° / 36°Summer / winter
46"Snow
259Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 267 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 263 mi to Denver, CO
- 40 mi to Casper, WY
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $64k (≈$403/mo)
- Median rent $531/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (266 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,397 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to CPR airport
- 260 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 231 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,839 ft
- 823 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 70 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 27 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 137 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 69 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 112 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Natrona County: R+49 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