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Kemmerer is a small town of 2,972 people in Lincoln County, Wyoming. It's about 66 miles from Logan, UT and 100 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $179k and rent runs about $824 a month.
2,972people
$179kTypical home
$824/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
50"Snow
255Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,972
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 372 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 66 mi to Logan, UT
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $179k (≈$1,128/mo)
- Median rent $824/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (94 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 86 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (54 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (137 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 78 mi to RKS airport
- 101 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 122 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 7,185 ft
- 633 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 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
- 88 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 53 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 65 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+68 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk