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Medicine Bow is a tiny town of 442 people in Carbon County, Wyoming. It's about 65 miles from Casper, WY and 163 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $529 a month.
442people
$149kTypical home
$529/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
52"Snow
251Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 442
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 128 people per sq mi
- 163 mi to Denver, CO
- 65 mi to Casper, WY
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$937/mo)
- Median rent $529/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (124 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (766 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to LAR airport
- 162 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 126 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,565 ft
- 827 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 45 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 47 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 106 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 52 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carbon County: R+58 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.