Living in Worland, WY
Worland is a small town of 4,794 people in Washakie County, Wyoming. It's about 116 miles from Casper, WY and 302 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $185k and rent runs about $703 a month.
4,794people
$185kTypical home
$703/moRent
91° / 31°Summer / winter
27"Snow
249Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,794
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,045 people per sq mi
- 302 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 116 mi to Casper, WY
- 64 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $185k (≈$1,169/mo)
- Median rent $703/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 63 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (239 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (824 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to COD airport
- 303 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 291 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,062 ft
- 729 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 118 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 111 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 64 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 72 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washakie County: R+64 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk