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Meeteetse is a tiny town of 612 people in Park County, Wyoming. It's about 114 miles from Billings, MT and 281 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $277k and rent runs about $774 a month.
612people
$277kTypical home
$774/moRent
79° / 35°Summer / winter
65"Snow
228Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 612
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 412 people per sq mi
- 281 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 114 mi to Billings, MT
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $277k (≈$1,748/mo)
- Median rent $774/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 65" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 65 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (148 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (512 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 19% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to COD airport
- 281 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 299 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,883 ft
- 685 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 105 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 27 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 36 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 102 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 80 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Park County: R+59 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High 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.