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Country around Worland is a rural area of about 7,067 people in Washakie County, Wyoming, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 123 miles from Casper, WY and 295 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $721 a month.
7,067people
$204kTypical home
$721/moRent
89° / 29°Summer / winter
33"Snow
228Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 7,067 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 295 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 123 mi to Casper, WY
- 56 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,284/mo)
- Median rent $721/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 65 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 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to COD airport
- 295 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 295 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,574 ft
- 720 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 123 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 111 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 56 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 69 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