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Smoot is a tiny town of 723 people in Lincoln County, Wyoming. It's about 77 miles from Logan, UT and 138 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 86 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $373k and rent runs about $960 a month.
723people
$373kTypical home
$960/moRent
79° / 25°Summer / winter
86"Snow
262Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 723
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 310 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 77 mi to Logan, UT
- 59 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $373k (≈$2,350/mo)
- Median rent $960/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 86" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (54 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (137 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 63% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to JAC airport
- 138 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 170 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,624 ft
- 639 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 60 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 75 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+68 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.