Living in Pavillion, WY
Pavillion is a tiny town of 318 people in Fremont County, Wyoming. It's about 123 miles from Casper, WY and 238 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $197k and rent runs about $1k a month.
318people
$197kTypical home
$1,125/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
28"Snow
261Sunny days
38Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 318
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,582 people per sq mi
- 238 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 123 mi to Casper, WY
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $197k (≈$1,242/mo)
- Median rent $1,125/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 38 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 50 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (781 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,950 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 32% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to RIW airport
- 239 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 259 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,460 ft
- 720 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 105 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 98 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 66 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fremont County: R+37 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High 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.