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A town of 2,936.
Homes are expensive, about for a typical one and times the Cheyenne metro’s $80K median household income. Overall it grades C−, 25th of 28 graded towns in Wyoming. It is healthier than 84% of U.S. towns and it has 18 miles of trail. Its weakest subject is schools: its schools rank behind 85% of the state's. Warren AFB’s trail density is 3.8 miles per square mile, above both Wyoming’s towns (1.2) and U.S. towns (0.4). On cost of living, just 2 of Wyoming’s 58 towns do worse. Warren AFB has 3 places on the National Register.
Where Warren AFB beats most towns.
Fort David A. Russell| Widest gap | Warren AFB | WY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 1.3% | 6.5% |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wyoming), ordered by how far Warren AFB is from typical.
Its best grade is an A for history (#1 of 28 in Wyoming; 1 place on the National Register), which describes the town but isn’t part of the overall grade; its C− comes from the livability subjects above.
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Fort David A. Russell is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 4 maps from 1950 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Warren AFB is unincorporated, so Laramie 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Warren AFB.
Warren AFB has less heart disease than most of Wyoming, has more trail for its size than nearly any town in Wyoming and has a shorter frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of Wyoming.
Its public schools are run by the Laramie County School District #1. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 323 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WY on state tests and graduation
At 3.8 miles of trail per square mile, it ranks #3 of 24 Wyoming towns.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with Wyoming is heart disease: 1.3% of its 1,955 adults have heart disease, against 6.5% statewide.
2.9% of adults have diabetes in Warren AFB, below both the Wyoming town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (12%). 13% of Warren AFB adults have high blood pressure. Only 2 of the 28 Wyoming towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have obesity than Warren AFB.
| Warren AFB | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 2.9% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.5% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Warren AFB | WY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 1.3% | 6.5% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 1.8% | 8.9% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 9.9% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Cheyenne weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 141 days: shorter than most of the country, but longer than 87% of Wyoming places with climate records.
Warren AFB has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 16° and about 63 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute for its 366 working residents takes 11.5 minutes, against 18.8 across Wyoming.
Most working residents leave Warren AFB for work: only 7% work in town. Warren AFB’s average trip to work is 12 minutes. Jobs based in Warren AFB grew to 390 in 2023, 22 more than in 2013.
| Warren AFB | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 6.8% | 51% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 12 minutes | 15 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.9% | 11% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
1 within 15 miles of the center of Warren AFB
College town 18 of every 100 Warren AFB residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wyoming.
US Air Force base near Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States
Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (ICAO: KFEW, FAA LID: FEW), shortened as F.E. Warren AFB, is a United States Air Force base (AFB) located about 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Cheyenne, Wyoming. It is one of three strategic-missile bases in the U.S. It was named in honor of Medal of Honor recipient Francis E. Warren in 1930. Warren AFB is home of the 90th Missile Wing (90 MW), assigned to the Twentieth Air Force, Air Force Global Strike Command. The 90 MW operates the LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBM. It is also the home of Twentieth Air Force, which commands all U.S. Air Force ICBMs. Warren AFB is the oldest continuously active military installation within the Air Force, established in 1867 (159 years…
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One town shares a border with Warren AFB.
| Town | WY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren AFB | #25 | C− | D− | — | C− | A− |
| Cheyenne | #23 | C− | C+ | D | C− | B |
Warren AFB reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Warren AFB with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Warren AFB grades C− overall, better than 16% of U.S. towns and #25 of 28 in Wyoming. It grades A− for health and C− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.