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Ten Sleep is a tiny town of 239 people in Washakie County, Wyoming. It's about 100 miles from Casper, WY and 321 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $231k and rent runs about $750 a month.
239people
$231kTypical home
$750/moRent
89° / 38°Summer / winter
52"Snow
249Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 239
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,271 people per sq mi
- 321 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 100 mi to Casper, WY
- 58 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $231k (≈$1,454/mo)
- Median rent $750/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (208 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (636 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 21% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to SHR airport
- 322 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 284 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,429 ft
- 753 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 102 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 36 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 117 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 86 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 85 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washakie County: R+64 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate 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.