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Ranchester is a small town of 1,277 people in Sheridan County, Wyoming. It's about 91 miles from Billings, MT and 374 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $327k and rent runs about $763 a month.
1,277people
$327kTypical home
$763/moRent
86° / 36°Summer / winter
67"Snow
249Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,277
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,801 people per sq mi
- 374 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 91 mi to Billings, MT
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $327k (≈$2,061/mo)
- Median rent $763/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 56 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 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to SHR airport
- 371 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 229 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,773 ft
- 744 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 87 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 61 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 88 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