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Country around Sundance is a rural area of about 2,331 people in Crook County, Wyoming, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 60 miles from Rapid City, SD and 320 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 82 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $308k and rent runs about $896 a month.
2,331people
$308kTypical home
$896/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
82"Snow
248Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,331 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 320 mi to Denver, CO
- 60 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $308k (≈$1,945/mo)
- Median rent $896/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 82" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 17% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to GCC airport
- 312 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 286 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,846 ft
- 887 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 60 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crook County: R+78 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.