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Country around Ten Sleep is a rural area of about 788 people in Washakie County, Wyoming, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 90 miles from Casper, WY and 313 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $338k and rent runs about $695 a month.
788people
$338kTypical home
$695/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
60"Snow
257Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 788 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 313 mi to Denver, CO
- 90 mi to Casper, WY
- 64 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $338k (≈$2,128/mo)
- Median rent $695/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 59 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (208 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (636 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 24% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to SHR airport
- 312 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 274 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,974 ft
- 761 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 92 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 31 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 42 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 127 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 94 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 82 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washakie County: R+64 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- 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