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Ethete is a small town of 1,326 people in Fremont County, Wyoming. It's about 122 miles from Casper, WY and 225 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 66 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $548 a month.
1,326people
$119kTypical home
$548/moRent
88° / 33°Summer / winter
66"Snow
261Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,326
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 41 people per sq mi
- 225 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 122 mi to Casper, WY
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$749/mo)
- Median rent $548/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 23.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 66" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (781 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,950 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 51% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to RIW airport
- 227 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 245 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,404 ft
- 726 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 108 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 100 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 60 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fremont County: R+37 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk