Living in Lingle, WY
Lingle is a tiny town of 430 people in Goshen County, Wyoming. It's about 73 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 167 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $784 a month.
430people
$173kTypical home
$784/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
33"Snow
249Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 430
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,401 people per sq mi
- 167 mi to Denver, CO
- 73 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,088/mo)
- Median rent $784/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (126 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (450 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 21% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to BFF airport
- 158 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 134 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,173 ft
- 896 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 109 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 85 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 109 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Goshen County: R+61 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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