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Glendo is a tiny town of 243 people in Platte County, Wyoming. It's about 70 miles from Casper, WY and 190 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $317k and rent runs about $781 a month.
243people
$317kTypical home
$781/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
45"Snow
260Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 243
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 412 people per sq mi
- 190 mi to Denver, CO
- 70 mi to Casper, WY
- 70 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $317k (≈$2,001/mo)
- Median rent $781/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (23 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (58 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 17% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 78 mi to CPR airport
- 184 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 168 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,725 ft
- 896 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 67 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 35 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 128 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 51 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 81 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Platte County: R+66 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate 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
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.