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Living in Meadow Acres, WY

Meadow Acres is a tiny town of 124 people in Natrona County, Wyoming. It's about 12 miles from Casper, WY and 223 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 75 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $625k and rent runs about $1k a month.

124people
$625kTypical home
$1,016/moRent
88° / 37°Summer / winter
75"Snow
255Sunny days
85Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Tiny town of 124
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 88 people per sq mi
  • 223 mi to Denver, CO
  • 12 mi to Casper, WY
  • 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $625k (≈$3,941/mo)
  • Median rent $1,016/mo
  • Median household income $72k
  • Property tax about 0.5% of value
  • 4.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 88°F
  • Winter highs around 37°F
  • Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
  • 255 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
  • 110 cloudy days a year
  • 35 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 85 days a year with rain or snow
  • 75" of snow a year
  • 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 31 nights a year below 10°F
  • Windier than most places

Safety

  • Low violent crime (266 per 100k), county-wide
  • Low property crime (1,397 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 35
  • 32% of households have kids
  • 18% are 65 or older
  • 25% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 21 min
  • 2% walk or take transit to work
  • 19 mi to CPR airport
  • 220 mi to DEN (major hub)
  • 192 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 79% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 2002
  • 93% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 5,046 ft
  • 848 mi to the ocean
  • 47 mi to a big lake
  • 77 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 15 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 36 mi to the nearest campground
  • 5 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 59 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 7 bars within 25 mi
  • 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 11 museums within 25 mi
  • 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 8 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 32% of Wyoming districts (reading)
  • 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 155 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 101 mi to the nearest vet
  • 6 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 7 congregations per 10k people
  • 110 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Natrona County: R+49 in 2024
  • Wyoming: R+46 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • Very low hurricane risk
  • Very low tornado risk
  • Low wildfire risk
  • Low earthquake risk
  • Very low flood risk
  • High drought risk
  • High winter storm risk
  • Very low heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.

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