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Country around Wheatland is a rural area of about 6,245 people in Platte County, Wyoming, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 63 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 155 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $290k and rent runs about $749 a month.
6,245people
$290kTypical home
$749/moRent
89° / 42°Summer / winter
52"Snow
260Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 6,245 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 155 mi to Denver, CO
- 63 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 54 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $290k (≈$1,829/mo)
- Median rent $749/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (23 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (58 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 19% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to LAR airport
- 150 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 139 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,931 ft
- 864 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 94 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 47 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 53 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Platte County: R+66 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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