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Lander is a big small town of 7,432 people in Fremont County, Wyoming. It's about 122 miles from Casper, WY and 217 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 76 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $337k and rent runs about $896 a month.
7,432people
$337kTypical home
$896/moRent
89° / 34°Summer / winter
76"Snow
277Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,432
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,579 people per sq mi
- 217 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 122 mi to Casper, WY
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $337k (≈$2,126/mo)
- Median rent $896/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 277 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 88 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- 76" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (781 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,950 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to RIW airport
- 219 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 235 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,368 ft
- 732 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 112 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 103 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 59 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fremont County: R+37 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk