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Wamsutter is a tiny town of 269 people in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. It's about 117 miles from Casper, WY and 209 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $911 a month.
269people
$175kTypical home
$911/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
51"Snow
253Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 269
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 165 people per sq mi
- 209 mi to Denver, CO
- 117 mi to Casper, WY
- 64 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,104/mo)
- Median rent $911/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (826 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 30% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to RKS airport
- 213 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 151 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,719 ft
- 757 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 63 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 96 mi to the nearest ski area
- 38 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 120 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 40 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 34 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 115 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 62 mi to the nearest vet
- 65 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 97 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sweetwater County: R+53 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very 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.