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Fort Washakie is a small town of 1,219 people in Fremont County, Wyoming. It's about 132 miles from Casper, WY and 218 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $519 a month.
1,219people
$93kTypical home
$519/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
61"Snow
261Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,219
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 58 people per sq mi
- 218 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 132 mi to Casper, WY
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$585/mo)
- Median rent $519/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 52 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 29
- 39% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to RIW airport
- 220 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 239 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,791 ft
- 718 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 98 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 35 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 90 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 50 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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