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Eden is a tiny town of 472 people in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. It's about 126 miles from Logan, UT and 157 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $199k and rent runs about $911 a month.
472people
$199kTypical home
$911/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
28"Snow
261Sunny days
45Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 472
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 35 people per sq mi
- 157 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 126 mi to Logan, UT
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $199k (≈$1,256/mo)
- Median rent $911/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 45 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 98 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (826 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to RKS airport
- 158 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 172 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 6,624 ft
- 693 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 119 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 34 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 53 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 110 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 85 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sweetwater County: R+53 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.