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Dayton is a tiny town of 992 people in Sheridan County, Wyoming. It's about 89 miles from Billings, MT and 369 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 68 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $334k and rent runs about $877 a month.
992people
$334kTypical home
$877/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
68"Snow
249Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 992
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,810 people per sq mi
- 369 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 89 mi to Billings, MT
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $334k (≈$2,103/mo)
- Median rent $877/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 68" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (671 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 22% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to SHR airport
- 370 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 231 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,940 ft
- 740 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 86 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 62 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 87 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sheridan County: R+50 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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