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42.92° N · 108.80° W · GEOID 5609307

Boulder Flats

Fremont County, Wyoming · part of the Riverton, WY metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Boulder Flats is home to 564 people. Median household income is $83,929 a year and median rent is $1,069 a month, 15.3% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $258,300, about 3.1x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,069
22% below the median place
Median household income
$83,929
5% above the median place
Median home value
$258,300
19% below the median place
Unemployment
16.5%
237% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Boulder Flats

  • 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of the 1,842 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 12 Wyoming places.
  • Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 16 Wyoming places.
  • Unemployment averaged 16.5% over the survey period, higher than in 97% of places its size. It is the highest of 15 Wyoming places.
  • Households average 3.36 people, larger than in 95% of places its size. It is the highest of 16 Wyoming places.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 7.9% a year while rent rose 2.4%, so pay gained on rent more than in 89% of places its size. It is the lowest of 16 Wyoming places.
01

Moving to Boulder Flats

Fremont County gains about 0.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,382
Moved out1,362
Net+20

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Wyoming, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within WyomingOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$61K
Leavers$62K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Fremont County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Fremont County report $61,500 a year in income on average; those leaving, $62,200.
Income you would need
$42,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,069 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,438 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $258,300.
Getting to work
16 minutes each way on average; 21.4% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Kenai, AK matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving in5
$61,476
13% below the median place
Income of households moving out5
$62,242
11% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBoulder FlatsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.1%6% above
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people5County figure0.6above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in5County figure$61,47613% below
Income of households moving out5County figure$62,24211% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 0.0%, below the median place (median 50.6%).

Boulder Flats15.3%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$42,760
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
15.3%
25% below the median place
Home price to income
3.1x
19% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
15%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$71,200
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Renters paying 30%+1
0.0%
below the median place (median 50.6%)
Homeownership1
84.5%
27% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,645
50% below the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureBoulder FlatsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,06922% below
Rent to income115.3%25% below
Property tax rate10.6%30% below
Home price to income13.1x19% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$99938% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,64550% below
Median home value1$258,30019% below
Home prices, 1-year change3County figure4.3%36% above
Home prices, 5-year change3County figure53.8%5% above
Homeownership184.5%27% above
Renters paying 30%+10.0%below (median 50.6%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,43823% below
Vacant homes110.6%51% above
Median year built119770% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Unemployment1
16.5%
237% above the median place
Mean commute1
16 min
37% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate20.9% +94%
Works from home21.4% +71%
Income per person$31,313 −22%
Median household income$83,929 +5%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBoulder FlatsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$83,9295% above
Income per person1$31,31322% below
Unemployment116.5%237% above
Average annual pay4County figure$52,82720% below
Pay growth, 1 year4County figure0.3%92% below
Jobs4County figure15,45790% below
Poverty rate120.9%94% above
Mean commute116 min37% below
Works from home121.4%71% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 0.0%, below the median place (median 8.8%).

Born abroad1
0.0%
below the median place (median 8.8%)
No health insurance1
36.0%
above the median place (median 6.4%)
Household size1
3.4
34% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband96.4% +4%
Median age33.7 −14%
High school or higher90.8% −2%
Bachelor's or higher28.0% −13%
All 8 people measures
MeasureBoulder FlatsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15646646th largest
Median age133.714% below
Bachelor's or higher128.0%13% below
High school or higher190.8%2% below
Household size13.434% above
Born abroad10.0%below (median 8.8%)
No health insurance136.0%above (median 6.4%)
Homes with broadband196.4%4% above
05

Life in Boulder Flats

38 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.8 +10%
Shops39.2 +29%
Arts, recreation and fitness8.3 2.0×
Doctors' offices and clinics26.1 +29%
Child care centers4.8 2.1×

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Child care centers per 10k6
4.8
109% above the median place
Students per teacher8
10.7
31% below the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k6
8.3
102% above the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureBoulder FlatsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools8County figure32256% above
Public school students8County figure6,26328% above
Students per teacher8County figure10.731% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k6County figure22.810% above
Shops per 10k6County figure39.229% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k6County figure8.3102% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k6County figure26.129% above
Child care centers per 10k6County figure4.8109% above
National Register listings7County figure38192% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Average temperature is 41°F, 25% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Boulder Flats. Larger places are fetched first.

Average temperature9
41°F
25% below the median place
Heat wave risk10
15.1
83% below the median place
January average low9
10°F
61% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureBoulder FlatsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high9County figure81°F7% below
January average low9County figure10°F61% below
Average temperature9County figure41°F25% below
Annual precipitation9County figure14.6 in67% below
Natural hazard risk10County figure59.735% below
Tornado risk10County figure19.676% below
Wildfire risk10County figure92.651% above
Heat wave risk10County figure15.183% below
Median air quality index11County figure479% above
Good air days11County figure69.6%2% above
08

Boulder Flats in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 15% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 15% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,069/mo (2024)$1,360/mo$1,110 to $1,650/mo+4.0%
Median household income$83,929 (2024)$108,000$91,000 to $127,500+4.3%
Median home value$258,300 (2024)$379,000$275,000 to $523,000+6.6%

The median home would be worth 3.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Boulder Flats

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Kenai, AK$1,138$87,083Compare
Cumberland, IN$1,157$87,364Compare
Palmyra, PA$1,084$77,469Compare
Harker Heights, TX$1,146$81,190Compare
Harker Heights, TXPalmyra, PACumberland, INKenai, AKBoulder Flats, WYBoulder FlatsKenaiCumberlandPalmyraHarker HeightsBoulder FlatsKenaiCumberlandPalmyraHarker Heights

Common questions

Is Boulder Flats a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of the 1,842 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 12 Wyoming places. Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 16 Wyoming places. On cost, space and class size it scores 90 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Boulder Flats expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 15.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $258,300.

What salary do you need to live in Boulder Flats?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $42,760 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Boulder Flats?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Kenai, AK, Cumberland, IN, Palmyra, PA and Harker Heights, TX.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  4. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  5. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  6. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  7. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  8. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  9. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  10. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  11. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Boulder Flats with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Boulder Flats itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/boulder-flats-wyoming

Citytistics. “Boulder Flats, Wyoming.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/boulder-flats-wyoming/

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