Living in Woods Landing-Jelm, WY
Woods Landing-Jelm is a tiny town of 182 people in Albany County, Wyoming. It's about 63 miles from Fort Collins, CO and 110 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 92 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $333k and rent runs about $931 a month.
182people
$333kTypical home
$931/moRent
79° / 34°Summer / winter
92"Snow
251Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 182
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Denver, CO
- 63 mi to Fort Collins, CO
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $333k (≈$2,100/mo)
- Median rent $931/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 92" of snow a year
- 33 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 65 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (97 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (949 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 19% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 20% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to LAR airport
- 111 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,871 ft
- 787 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 27 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 34 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Albany County: R+3 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low 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
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.