Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Torrington is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, 24th among Wyoming's 28 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is cost of living: homes are within reach, about $232K for a typical one, or 3.9 years of the county’s $59K median household income. Its lowest everyday mark is in incomes: the median household income is $48K, and 19% of residents live below the poverty line. 56% of working residents work locally in Torrington, above both the Wyoming town median (49%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Torrington is home to Eastern Wyoming College. Among 23 Wyoming towns, just 2 have a lower value of a typical home than Torrington.
Where Torrington beats most towns.
| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Eastern Wyoming College | 1,287 |
South Torrington Union Pacific DepotEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wyoming), ordered by how far Torrington is from typical.
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Census counts: 155 in 1910, 6,119 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 3 maps from 1963 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Torrington, 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 Torrington.
Torrington is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has a shorter frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of Wyoming.
Torrington’s concentration of trails is 1.5 miles per square mile. Count the trails in 4 parks and preserves and they come to 6.1 miles.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pioneer Park | 0.1 mi | 12 |
| 2. City Park | — | 2 |
| 3. Countryside Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The largest public high school is Torrington High School, with 328 students. The Goshen County School District #1 runs its public schools. Below: Two of its 8 schools, each with why it was picked.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torrington Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 239 | C+ |
| Torrington High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 328 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WY on state tests and graduation
For Torrington, the midpoint rent is $901 a month. The typical home value here is about $232,000, down 1% in a year, 37% below the Wyoming typical home. 64% of Torrington households live in a home they own.
| Torrington | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 64% | 70% | 73% |
| Median rent | $901 a month | $928 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Torrington Exp Farm weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 130 days: shorter than most of the country, but longer than 83% of Wyoming places with climate records. January nights average 14.4°: colder than most of the country, but milder than 82% of Wyoming places with climate records; July afternoons average 90.1°.
Only 2 of the 28 Wyoming towns we compare have a higher July high than Torrington. The January low in the town is 14°F. About 31 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Torrington | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 90°F | 87°F | 85°F |
| January low | 14°F | 13°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Half of commuters travel less than 2 miles. For Torrington, the average trip to work is 14 minutes. Since 2013, Torrington has lost 335 jobs, to 3,094 in 2023. The top destinations are Scottsbluff (4%), Cheyenne (3%) and Casper (2%).
| Torrington | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 14 minutes | 15 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $48,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 9% | 6.3% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The rate of reported violence for Torrington comes to 2.6 per 1,000 residents. The property crime rate for Torrington comes to 8 per 1,000 residents.
| Torrington | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.6 per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 8 per 1,000 residents | 8.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Against the 4,978 U.S. towns with household incomes like Torrington’s, it is healthier than 83%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Two figures for adults in Torrington: 15% binge drink, 36% have high blood pressure. Only 2 of the 28 Wyoming towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Torrington. 29% of adults get no exercise outside work in the town.
| Torrington | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 68% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 31% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 12% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Torrington | WY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with heart disease | 8.3% | 6.5% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.1% | 3.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.6% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA puts 30% of Torrington’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 26% to cold waves. On expected storm and flood damage, Torrington sits below 54% of U.S. communities. The town has had one paid flood insurance claim since 2016.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Torrington
About 7 of every 100 Torrington residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wyoming.
2 places in Torrington on the National Register of Historic Places.
11 notable people were born in Torrington.
City in and county seat of Goshen County, Wyoming, United States
Torrington is a city in and the county seat of Goshen County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 6,119 at the 2020 census, down from 6,501 at the 2010 census. It is the home of Eastern Wyoming College, and is the surrounding region's center of commercial activity. Within this primarily agricultural community, there are several fertilizer plants, a former sugar beet factory which closed in 2019, and numerous tourist facilities and retail businesses that serve the local and nearby rural populations.
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Torrington grades C− overall, better than 17% of U.S. towns and #24 of 28 in Wyoming. It grades C+ for health, C+ for safety and C+ for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
11 notable people were born here, including William Kent Krueger and Michael Punke.
