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Powder Horn is a tiny town of 702 people in Sheridan County, Wyoming. It's about 108 miles from Billings, MT and 357 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 83 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $950k and rent runs about $939 a month.
702people
$950kTypical home
$939/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
83"Snow
247Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 702
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 366 people per sq mi
- 357 mi to Denver, CO
- 108 mi to Billings, MT
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $950k (≈$5,989/mo)
- Median rent $939/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 83" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (671 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 18% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to SHR airport
- 354 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 243 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2012
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,072 ft
- 758 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 105 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 92 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 78 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 106 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sheridan County: R+50 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very 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.