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Powell is a big small town of 6,503 people in Park County, Wyoming. It's about 72 miles from Billings, MT and 319 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $289k and rent runs about $764 a month.
6,503people
$289kTypical home
$764/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
12"Snow
228Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,503
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,517 people per sq mi
- 319 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 72 mi to Billings, MT
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $289k (≈$1,825/mo)
- Median rent $764/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 57 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (209 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (702 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 15% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to COD airport
- 319 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 258 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,387 ft
- 674 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 71 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 60 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 69 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