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Shoshoni is a tiny town of 677 people in Fremont County, Wyoming. It's about 94 miles from Casper, WY and 260 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $191k and rent runs about $775 a month.
677people
$191kTypical home
$775/moRent
90° / 28°Summer / winter
18"Snow
261Sunny days
39Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 677
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 155 people per sq mi
- 260 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 94 mi to Casper, WY
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $191k (≈$1,202/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 39 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 65 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (623 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,352 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to RIW airport
- 261 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 245 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,833 ft
- 746 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 98 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 127 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 94 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.