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Star Valley Ranch is a small town of 2,007 people in Lincoln County, Wyoming. It's about 64 miles from Idaho Falls, ID and 160 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 96 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $562k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,007people
$562kTypical home
$1,955/moRent
80° / 28°Summer / winter
96"Snow
262Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,007
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 743 people per sq mi
- 160 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 64 mi to Idaho Falls, ID
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $562k (≈$3,542/mo)
- Median rent $1,955/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96" of snow a year
- 32 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 74 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 53
- 21% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to JAC airport
- 160 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 194 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,247 ft
- 630 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 65 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