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Cowley is a tiny town of 755 people in Big Horn County, Wyoming. It's about 63 miles from Billings, MT and 334 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $232k and rent runs about $823 a month.
755people
$232kTypical home
$823/moRent
87° / 31°Summer / winter
13"Snow
228Sunny days
43Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 755
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 865 people per sq mi
- 334 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 63 mi to Billings, MT
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $232k (≈$1,465/mo)
- Median rent $823/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 43 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 57 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (51 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (17 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 45% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to COD airport
- 334 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 245 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,996 ft
- 684 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 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
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 61 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 56 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 61 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Big Horn County: R+73 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.