Hot Springs
Wyoming

What stands out

If you had to describe Hot Springs County in numbers, start here: the average commute is among the shortest in America (11 minutes), the overdose death rate is in the bottom 4% of American counties (0 per 100,000), and rainfall is in the bottom 5% of American counties (14 inches a year). Within Wyoming it ranks 2nd of 13 counties for the average commute, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Hot Springs County, Wyoming. 4,616 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population grew 0.8% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +89).

Wyoming has no income tax, no estate tax and low property taxes, funded by mineral severance taxes and a sovereign wealth fund. It has the smallest population of any state, and Teton County around Jackson has the highest average income of any county in the country, with home prices to match. Winters are long and wind is constant; most of the state is more than an hour from a commercial airport.

Money

The typical household here brings in $64,031 a year, higher than 60% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $46,637. Unemployment runs 2.9%, lower than 68% of American counties. 15% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 11 minutes each way.

Wyoming has no state income tax, so none of that goes to the state.

Home

The median home costs $242K, pricier than 53% of American counties, about 2.5 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $575 a month. Property tax is 0.60% of home value, roughly $1,153 a year on that median home, lower than 76% of American counties. 71% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.8 per 1,000 residents, lower than 55% of American counties.

A child born here can expect to live 70.8 years, shorter than 94% of American counties. There are 10 active physicians in the county, about 21.7 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 3.0 of 5 stars. 13.0% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.19 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 70% of American counties. 95% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 65 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 71% of eligible voters turned out. Under Wyoming law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is illegal.

Weather and risk

The year averages 46°F, highs near 59 and lows near 32, colder than 90% of American counties. About 14 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 5 out of 100, safer than 95% of American counties; the county has had 4 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 259 Mbps down, faster than 79% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 1.4 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 1 brewery.