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Washam is a tiny town of 187 people in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. It's about 115 miles from Provo, UT and 118 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $251k and rent runs about $911 a month.
187people
$251kTypical home
$911/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
41"Snow
256Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 187
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 60 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 115 mi to Provo, UT
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $251k (≈$1,585/mo)
- Median rent $911/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 34°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (826 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 67
- 24% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to VEL airport
- 120 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 110 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,592 ft
- 659 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 95 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 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
- 115 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 39 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 51 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.