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Yoder is a tiny town of 231 people in Goshen County, Wyoming. It's about 60 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 152 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $201k and rent runs about $1k a month.
231people
$201kTypical home
$1,275/moRent
91° / 44°Summer / winter
45"Snow
265Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 231
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,085 people per sq mi
- 152 mi to Denver, CO
- 60 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $201k (≈$1,268/mo)
- Median rent $1,275/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (151 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (539 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to BFF airport
- 143 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 118 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 4,249 ft
- 885 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 105 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 78 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 96 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Goshen County: R+61 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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.