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Fort Laramie is a tiny town of 252 people in Goshen County, Wyoming. It's about 76 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 170 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $1k a month.
252people
$100kTypical home
$1,023/moRent
91° / 43°Summer / winter
28"Snow
249Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 252
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,004 people per sq mi
- 170 mi to Denver, CO
- 76 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 50 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$631/mo)
- Median rent $1,023/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (151 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (539 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 24% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to BFF airport
- 163 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 141 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,242 ft
- 895 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 83 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 111 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Goshen County: R+61 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low 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