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Kaycee is a tiny town of 280 people in Johnson County, Wyoming. It's about 62 miles from Casper, WY and 287 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $183k and rent runs about $1k a month.
280people
$183kTypical home
$1,107/moRent
88° / 37°Summer / winter
41"Snow
259Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 280
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 638 people per sq mi
- 287 mi to Denver, CO
- 62 mi to Casper, WY
- 62 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $183k (≈$1,156/mo)
- Median rent $1,107/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (622 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 29% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 20% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to CPR airport
- 285 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 253 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,652 ft
- 799 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- No 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
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 47 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 144 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 68 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 101 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Johnson County: R+64 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.