Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Kemmerer’s best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A for schools. Only 1 of Wyoming’s 58 towns score higher on cost of living. Kemmerer is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 69% of U.S. towns. Of the 29 Wyoming towns we compare, none has a lower January low than Kemmerer. Kemmerer has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them J. C. Penney House and US Post Office-Kemmerer Main. Kemmerer has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Kemmerer beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Canyon Elementary School | K–6 | 331 |
| Kemmerer Junior Senior High School | 7–12 | 288 |
| New Frontier High School | 7–12 | 18 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wyoming), ordered by how far Kemmerer is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 2 maps from 1954 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Kemmerer, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Kemmerer.
Its public schools are run by the Lincoln County School District #1. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 331 | A |
| Kemmerer Junior Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 288 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WY on state tests and graduation
The typical Kemmerer home is worth about $255,000, up 1.4% in a year, 31% below the Wyoming typical home. At $824 a month, Kemmerer’s median rent is where Wyoming’s towns sit at $927 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month.
| Kemmerer | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $824 a month | $927 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 70% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Kemmerer has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. At 81°F, Kemmerer’s July high is below both Wyoming’s towns (87°F) and U.S. towns (85°F).
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 3 of Kemmerer’s working residents works in town. Jobs based in Kemmerer fell to 1,029 in 2023, 334 fewer than in 2013. The average trip to work in Kemmerer is 19 minutes.
| Kemmerer | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 35% | 50% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 15 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 35 to 64 are 32% of residents (37% statewide); people 65 and older are 23% of residents (19% statewide). 27% of Kemmerer residents are under 18. Kemmerer has lost 2.6% of its people since 2020, down to 2,353 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Kemmerer | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 16% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 27% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 37.3 years | 37.3 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 24% | 29% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.7 points. Across Wyoming, 48.9% of residents are women.
| Kemmerer | WY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.3% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.3% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.5% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.8% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 5.1% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.1% | 12.7% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.3% | 11.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.7% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.2% | 5.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.3% | 27.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.5% | 24.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.7% | 11.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18% | 19.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.4% | 11.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,400, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Kemmerer beats the Wyoming average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 8.2% of adults worry about having enough food in Kemmerer.
| Kemmerer | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.2% | 11% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Kemmerer | WY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.2% | 9.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Kemmerer | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.4% | 8.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Triangle Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Kemmerer; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Kemmerer residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wyoming.
4 places in Kemmerer on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in and county seat of Lincoln County, Wyoming
Kemmerer is a city in and the county seat of Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 2,415 at the 2020 census. Founded in 1897, the town grew up around the coal mines of the Ham's Fork field. The town was struck by one of the worst mining disasters in Wyoming history in 1923, and in the 2020s it became the site of TerraPower's Natrium reactor, the first utility-scale advanced nuclear power plant to begin construction in the United States. In 1902 James Cash Penney opened his first Golden Rule Store in Kemmerer, the origin of the J. C. Penney chain; the store and Penney's house form a National Historic Landmark district. Kemmerer lies in the fossil-rich Green River Formati…
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One town shares a border with Kemmerer.
| Town | WY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kemmerer | — | — | A+ | — | A | B− |
| Diamondville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Kemmerer has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Kemmerer reports no FBI crime data of its own. Diamondville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Kemmerer with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.
2 notable people were born here, including Edgar Herschler and John Buck.
