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Douglas is a big small town of 6,420 people in Converse County, Wyoming. It's about 47 miles from Casper, WY and 209 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $267k and rent runs about $841 a month.
6,420people
$267kTypical home
$841/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
59"Snow
260Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,420
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 973 people per sq mi
- 209 mi to Denver, CO
- 47 mi to Casper, WY
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $267k (≈$1,686/mo)
- Median rent $841/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (107 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (519 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 36% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to CPR airport
- 204 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 187 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,813 ft
- 883 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 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
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 139 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 76 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 100 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Converse County: R+74 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk