Living in Glenrock, WY
Glenrock is a small town of 2,941 people in Converse County, Wyoming. It's about 23 miles from Casper, WY and 220 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 70 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $235k and rent runs about $862 a month.
2,941people
$235kTypical home
$862/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
70"Snow
260Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,941
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,276 people per sq mi
- 220 mi to Denver, CO
- 23 mi to Casper, WY
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $235k (≈$1,483/mo)
- Median rent $862/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 70" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (114 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (473 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 40% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to CPR airport
- 216 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 192 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,095 ft
- 859 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 67 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 147 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 98 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 108 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Converse County: R+74 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