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Country around Shoshoni is a rural area of about 1,152 people in Fremont County, Wyoming, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 91 miles from Casper, WY and 265 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $806 a month.
1,152people
$155kTypical home
$806/moRent
90° / 28°Summer / winter
18"Snow
261Sunny days
43Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,152 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 265 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 91 mi to Casper, WY
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$978/mo)
- Median rent $806/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 43 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 63 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (781 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,950 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to RIW airport
- 266 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 245 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,928 ft
- 749 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 94 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 132 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 99 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fremont County: R+37 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk