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Riverton is a big small town of 10,856 people in Fremont County, Wyoming. It's about 105 miles from Casper, WY and 240 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $219k and rent runs about $921 a month.
10,856people
$219kTypical home
$921/moRent
88° / 29°Summer / winter
44"Snow
261Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,856
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,048 people per sq mi
- 240 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 105 mi to Casper, WY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $219k (≈$1,384/mo)
- Median rent $921/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 66 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (811 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,065 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to RIW airport
- 241 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 239 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,967 ft
- 741 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 109 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 116 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 77 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fremont County: R+37 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk