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Country around Ranchester is a rural area of about 1,661 people in Sheridan County, Wyoming, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 88 miles from Billings, MT and 376 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $386k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,661people
$386kTypical home
$1,052/moRent
86° / 36°Summer / winter
65"Snow
249Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,661 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 376 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 88 mi to Billings, MT
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $386k (≈$2,433/mo)
- Median rent $1,052/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 65" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (671 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to SHR airport
- 375 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 225 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,013 ft
- 743 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 85 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 58 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 86 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sheridan County: R+50 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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