Living in Country around Pinedale, WY
Country around Pinedale is a rural area of about 4,679 people in Sublette County, Wyoming, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 124 miles from Idaho Falls, ID and 188 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 66 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $346k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,679people
$346kTypical home
$1,362/moRent
77° / 24°Summer / winter
66"Snow
261Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,679 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 188 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 124 mi to Idaho Falls, ID
- 66 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $346k (≈$2,180/mo)
- Median rent $1,362/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 66" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 99 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (57 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (305 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to RIW airport
- 189 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 213 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,979 ft
- 686 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 64 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sublette County: R+61 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk