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Rawlins is a big small town of 8,129 people in Carbon County, Wyoming. It's about 86 miles from Casper, WY and 186 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $217k and rent runs about $741 a month.
8,129people
$217kTypical home
$741/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
62"Snow
253Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,129
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 986 people per sq mi
- 186 mi to Denver, CO
- 86 mi to Casper, WY
- 86 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,369/mo)
- Median rent $741/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (116 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (853 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 87 mi to LAR airport
- 188 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 135 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,710 ft
- 792 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 89 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 134 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 88 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 91 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carbon County: R+58 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk