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Torrington is a big small town of 6,182 people in Goshen County, Wyoming. It's about 72 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 163 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $198k and rent runs about $901 a month.
6,182people
$198kTypical home
$901/moRent
90° / 42°Summer / winter
32"Snow
249Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,182
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,632 people per sq mi
- 163 mi to Denver, CO
- 72 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $198k (≈$1,245/mo)
- Median rent $901/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (231 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (739 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to BFF airport
- 155 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 127 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,098 ft
- 897 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 115 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 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
- 89 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 108 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Goshen County: R+61 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
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk