Living in South Greeley, WY
South Greeley is a small town of 4,631 people in Laramie County, Wyoming. It's about 3 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 92 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 $70k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,631people
$70kTypical home
$1,376/moRent
84° / 41°Summer / winter
64"Snow
265Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,631
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,775 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Denver, CO
- 3 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $70k (≈$442/mo)
- Median rent $1,376/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 7.0% 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 32
- 31% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to CYS airport
- 85 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 29% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,057 ft
- 824 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 61 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 39 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