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Country around Moorcroft is a rural area of about 2,955 people in Crook County, Wyoming, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 87 miles from Rapid City, SD and 324 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $277k and rent runs about $944 a month.
2,955people
$277kTypical home
$944/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
48"Snow
248Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,955 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 324 mi to Denver, CO
- 87 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $277k (≈$1,744/mo)
- Median rent $944/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 52 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to GCC airport
- 318 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 271 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,285 ft
- 860 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 88 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 26 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 51 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crook County: R+78 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