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Hill View Heights is a tiny town of 240 people in Weston County, Wyoming. It's about 50 miles from Rapid City, SD and 283 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $224k and rent runs about $698 a month.
240people
$224kTypical home
$698/moRent
87° / 35°Summer / winter
39"Snow
247Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 240
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 110 people per sq mi
- 283 mi to Denver, CO
- 50 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 50 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $224k (≈$1,411/mo)
- Median rent $698/mo
- Median household income $160k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (88 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (615 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 34% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to RAP airport
- 275 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 247 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,223 ft
- 910 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 28 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 47 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 49 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Weston County: R+77 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low 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.