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Gillette is a small city of 33,431 people in Campbell County, Wyoming. It's about 107 miles from Casper, WY and 313 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 55 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $265k and rent runs about $976 a month.
33,431people
$265kTypical home
$976/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
55"Snow
246Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 33,431
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,441 people per sq mi
- 313 mi to Denver, CO
- 107 mi to Casper, WY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $265k (≈$1,668/mo)
- Median rent $976/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 55" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (220 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,362 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 37% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to GCC airport
- 308 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 276 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,534 ft
- 836 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 82 mi to the nearest ski area
- 45 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 106 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 82 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Campbell County: R+77 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