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Country around Shell is a rural area of about 265 people in Big Horn County, Wyoming, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 97 miles from Billings, MT and 341 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $217k and rent runs about $823 a month.
265people
$217kTypical home
$823/moRent
76° / 23°Summer / winter
26"Snow
249Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 265 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 341 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 97 mi to Billings, MT
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,365/mo)
- Median rent $823/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (51 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (17 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 19% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to SHR airport
- 342 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 256 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,569 ft
- 732 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 95 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 81 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 70 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 95 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Big Horn County: R+73 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.