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Midwest is a tiny town of 267 people in Natrona County, Wyoming. It's about 39 miles from Casper, WY and 262 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $64k and rent runs about $531 a month.
267people
$64kTypical home
$531/moRent
88° / 36°Summer / winter
46"Snow
259Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 267
- Part of a metro area
- About 551 people per sq mi
- 262 mi to Denver, CO
- 39 mi to Casper, WY
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $64k (≈$403/mo)
- Median rent $531/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (266 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,397 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% 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
- 36 mi to CPR airport
- 259 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 231 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,859 ft
- 823 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 70 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 28 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 138 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 70 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 111 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