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44.69° N · 106.97° W · GEOID 5662269

Powder Horn

Sheridan County, Wyoming · part of the Sheridan, WY metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_household_income, median_gross_rent

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The short answer

Powder Horn is home to 702 people. Median household income is $71,388 a year and median rent is $939 a month, 15.8% 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 $949,800, about 13.3x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$939
31% below the median place
Median household income
$71,388
11% below the median place
Median home value
$949,800
197% above the median place
Unemployment
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)

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 Powder Horn

  • The median home is worth 13.3 years of the median household's income, more than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 16 Wyoming places.
  • Only 0% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 15 Wyoming places.
  • 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 12 Wyoming places.
  • Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 15 Wyoming places.
  • Half the homes were built after 2012, newer housing than in 98% of places its size. It is the highest of 16 Wyoming places.
01

Moving to Powder Horn

Sheridan County gains about 14.9 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,752
Moved out1,336
Net+416

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$84K
Leavers$64K

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

Who moves here
6.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.9% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Sheridan County report $83,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $64,300, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$37,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $939 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,750 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $949,800.
Getting to work
16 minutes each way on average; 0.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Durham, CA matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people5
14.9
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved from another state1
3.9%
97% above the median place
Income of households moving in5
$83,707
19% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasurePowder HornAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.3%9% above
Moved from another state1County figure3.9%97% above
Net movers per 1,000 people5County figure14.9above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in5County figure$83,70719% above
Income of households moving out5County figure$64,2729% below
02

What it costs to live here

Home price to income is 13.3x, 250% above the median place.

Powder Horn15.8%
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
$37,560
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
15.8%
23% below the median place
Home price to income
13.3x
250% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
16%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$59,700
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Median year built1
2012
2% above the median place
Homeownership1
93.9%
41% above the median place
Median home value1
$949,800
197% above the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasurePowder HornAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$93931% below
Rent to income115.8%23% below
Property tax rate10.5%46% below
Home price to income113.3x250% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,16828% below
Property tax paid (median)1$4,61541% above
Median home value1$949,800197% above
Home prices, 1-year change3County figure7.6%138% above
Home prices, 5-year change3County figure55.3%7% above
Homeownership193.9%41% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure47.8%6% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,750100% above
Vacant homes1County figure10.4%48% above
Median year built120122% above
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 0.0%, below the median place (median 4.9%).

Unemployment1
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)
Works from home1
0.0%
below the median place (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasurePowder HornAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1County figure$71,38811% below
Income per person1$42,0205% above
Unemployment10.0%below (median 4.9%)
Average annual pay4County figure$60,1149% below
Pay growth, 1 year4County figure5.7%54% above
Jobs4County figure14,72790% below
Poverty rate1County figure10.2%5% below
Mean commute1County figure16 min37% below
Works from home10.0%below (median 12.4%)
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%)
Homes with broadband1
100.0%
8% above the median place
Median age1
49.7
27% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher96.7% +5%
Bachelor's or higher42.5% +32%
Household size2.4 −4%
All 8 people measures
MeasurePowder HornAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population17026646th largest
Median age149.727% above
Bachelor's or higher142.5%32% above
High school or higher196.7%5% above
Household size12.44% below
Born abroad10.0%below (median 8.8%)
No health insurance1County figure9.3%45% above
Homes with broadband1100.0%8% above
05

Life in Powder Horn

30 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars25.6 +23%
Shops87.3 2.9×
Arts, recreation and fitness20.9 5.1×
Doctors' offices and clinics37.1 +84%
Child care centers5.6 2.4×

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

Shops per 10k6
87.3
188% above the median place
Child care centers per 10k6
5.6
143% above the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k6
37.1
84% above the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasurePowder HornAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools8County figure21133% above
Public school students8County figure4,7812% below
Students per teacher8County figure12.817% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k6County figure25.623% above
Shops per 10k6County figure87.3188% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k6County figure20.9above (median 4.1)
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k6County figure37.184% above
Child care centers per 10k6County figure5.6143% above
National Register listings7County figure30131% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Median air quality index is 27, 37% 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 Powder Horn. Larger places are fetched first.

Median air quality index11
27
37% below the median place
Average temperature9
43°F
21% below the median place
Heat wave risk10
33.5
63% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasurePowder HornAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high9County figure82°F5% below
January average low9County figure12°F52% below
Average temperature9County figure43°F21% below
Annual precipitation9County figure18.4 in58% below
Natural hazard risk10County figure65.229% below
Tornado risk10County figure22.273% below
Wildfire risk10County figure93.953% above
Heat wave risk10County figure33.563% below
Median air quality index11County figure2737% below
Good air days11County figure89.1%30% above
08

Powder Horn in 2030: where the trends point

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 household income$110,096 (2024)$136,500$115,000 to $161,500+3.6%
Median home value$949,800 (2024)$1,505,000$1,092,000 to $2,073,000+8.0%

The median home would be worth 11.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 8.6 now.

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

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Places like Powder Horn

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

PlaceRentIncome
Durham, CA$1,105$95,417Compare
Bigfork, MT$1,016$85,307Compare
Auburn, CA$1,501$82,674Compare
Gloucester, MA$1,411$83,883Compare
Gloucester, MAAuburn, CABigfork, MTDurham, CAPowder Horn, WYPowder HornDurhamBigforkAuburnGloucesterPowder HornDurhamBigforkAuburnGloucester

Common questions

Is Powder Horn a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median home is worth 13.3 years of the median household's income, more than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 16 Wyoming places. Only 0% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 15 Wyoming places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Powder Horn expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 15.8% 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 $949,800.

What salary do you need to live in Powder Horn?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $37,560 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Powder Horn?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Durham, CA, Bigfork, MT, Auburn, CA and Gloucester, MA.

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 Powder Horn with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Powder Horn itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/powder-horn-wyoming

Citytistics. “Powder Horn, Wyoming.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/powder-horn-wyoming/

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