Powder HornWY
A town of 702.
Is Powder Horn a good place to live?
Powder Horn’s concentration of trails is 3.7 miles per square mile, above both Wyoming’s towns (1.2) and U.S. towns (0.4). Powder Horn has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
702 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Powder Horn: who provides what
Powder Horn is unincorporated, so Sheridan County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Powder Horn.
Compared with most of Wyoming and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Powder Horn is higher
FEMA puts 53% of Powder Horn’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 18% to wildfires. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 87% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More than half of Powder Horn’s working residents commute to Sheridan
In Powder Horn, 3.1% of residents live below the poverty line, against 10% in Wyoming’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Commuting out is the norm here: 2% of working residents work locally. Since 2013, Powder Horn has lost 22 jobs, to 114 in 2023. The typical journey to work here is 26 minutes.
| Powder Horn | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 50% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 15 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.1% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Powder Horn: four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 12° on a January night to 87° on a July afternoon, with about 33 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Powder Horn stands out in Wyoming and nationally, with more of its adults who have high blood pressure
Among adults in Powder Horn, 13% binge drink. No town among the 29 in Wyoming we compare has a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Powder Horn. Against the Wyoming average, Powder Horn comes out ahead on 11 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 6. Only one of the 29 Wyoming towns we compare has a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Powder Horn.
| Powder Horn | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Powder Horn | WY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.8% | 11.6% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5% | 6.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.4% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Powder Horn sells for about $930K
94% of Powder Horn households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
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Everything we know about Powder Horn
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Powder Horn
About 0 of every 100 Powder Horn residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wyoming.
98% of working residents leave Powder Horn for work
Where Powder Horn’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Powder Horn
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Powder Horn, WY a good place to live?
Powder Horn has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.