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Country around Powell is a rural area of about 12,337 people in Park County, Wyoming, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 71 miles from Billings, MT and 315 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $363k and rent runs about $778 a month.
12,337people
$363kTypical home
$778/moRent
83° / 33°Summer / winter
29"Snow
209Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 12,337 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 315 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 71 mi to Billings, MT
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $363k (≈$2,287/mo)
- Median rent $778/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 209 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 156 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (148 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (512 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to COD airport
- 316 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 260 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,967 ft
- 659 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 70 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 68 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Park County: R+59 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