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Ranchettes is a big small town of 5,949 people in Laramie County, Wyoming. It's about 6 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 101 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $618k and rent runs about $996 a month.
5,949people
$618kTypical home
$996/moRent
84° / 41°Summer / winter
64"Snow
265Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,949
- Part of a metro area
- About 122 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Denver, CO
- 6 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $618k (≈$3,894/mo)
- Median rent $996/mo
- Median household income $121k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (252 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,058 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 28% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to CYS airport
- 94 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,162 ft
- 832 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Laramie County: R+32 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate 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.