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Wright is a small town of 1,443 people in Campbell County, Wyoming. It's about 75 miles from Casper, WY and 277 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 55 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $222k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,443people
$222kTypical home
$1,009/moRent
86° / 35°Summer / winter
55"Snow
250Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,443
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 475 people per sq mi
- 277 mi to Denver, CO
- 75 mi to Casper, WY
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $222k (≈$1,399/mo)
- Median rent $1,009/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 55" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (199 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,113 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 24% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to GCC airport
- 272 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 254 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,971 ft
- 850 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 81 mi to the nearest ski area
- 58 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 73 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 36 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 50 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 92 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 96 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Campbell County: R+77 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate 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
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.