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North Rock Springs is a small town of 2,277 people in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. It's about 132 miles from Logan, UT and 151 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $313k and rent runs about $911 a month.
2,277people
$313kTypical home
$911/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
36"Snow
256Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,277
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 154 people per sq mi
- 151 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 132 mi to Logan, UT
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $313k (≈$1,974/mo)
- Median rent $911/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (826 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to RKS airport
- 153 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 159 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,910 ft
- 692 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 61 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 84 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 145 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 84 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 101 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sweetwater County: R+53 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.