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Lusk is a small town of 1,311 people in Niobrara County, Wyoming. It's about 95 miles from Casper, WY and 208 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $213k and rent runs about $587 a month.
1,311people
$213kTypical home
$587/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
49"Snow
249Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,311
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 634 people per sq mi
- 208 mi to Denver, CO
- 95 mi to Casper, WY
- 74 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $213k (≈$1,343/mo)
- Median rent $587/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (299 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (787 per 100k)
People
- Median age 52
- 12% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to CDR airport
- 201 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 177 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,059 ft
- 926 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 93 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 91 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 120 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 49 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 72 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Niobrara County: R+81 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate 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