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Laramie is a small city of 32,234 people in Albany County, Wyoming. It's about 44 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 113 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $320k and rent runs about $925 a month.
32,234people
$320kTypical home
$925/moRent
81° / 34°Summer / winter
65"Snow
264Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 32,234
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,743 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Denver, CO
- 44 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $320k (≈$2,015/mo)
- Median rent $925/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (90 per 100k)
- Low property crime (984 per 100k)
People
- Median age 27
- 20% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 32% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to LAR airport
- 111 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 7,146 ft
- 811 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Albany County: R+3 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low 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