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Vista West is a tiny town of 953 people in Natrona County, Wyoming. It's about 6 miles from Casper, WY and 229 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 76 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $468k and rent runs about $1k a month.
953people
$468kTypical home
$1,016/moRent
89° / 36°Summer / winter
76"Snow
255Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 953
- Part of a metro area
- About 204 people per sq mi
- 229 mi to Denver, CO
- 6 mi to Casper, WY
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $468k (≈$2,953/mo)
- Median rent $1,016/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 76" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (266 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,397 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 22% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to CPR airport
- 227 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 194 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,286 ft
- 833 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 93 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 63 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 167 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 98 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 101 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Natrona County: R+49 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.