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2,936 people call this town in Wyoming home.
Warren AFB grades low on several counts. Its lowest grade is for cost of living (D−) — the typical home is worth about , years of the Cheyenne metro’s $80K median household income. Schools are weaker too (C−) — its schools rank behind 85% of the state's. Where it does best is health: it is healthier than 84% of U.S. towns. The overall grade comes out at C−, 25th of 28 in Wyoming. Nationally, it does better than 16% of U.S. towns. The town’s concentration of trails is 3.8 miles per square mile, above both Wyoming’s towns (1.2) and U.S. towns (0.4). This Wyoming town has 3 places on the National Register.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · OpenStreetMap · National Register of Historic Places.
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.
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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 one school is below. The Laramie County School District #1 runs its public schools. Warren AFB’s only public school teaches 323 students.
| 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.
Among 27 Wyoming towns, just 2 have a higher concentration of trails than Warren AFB. 18 miles of trail.
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.
13% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Warren AFB. No town among the 28 in Wyoming we compare has a lower share of adults who have diabetes than Warren AFB. Two figures for adults in the town: 8.5% report frequent physical distress, 21% binge drink. 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.
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 16°, and about 63 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. FEMA puts a third of Warren AFB’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 31% to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute for its 366 working residents takes 11.5 minutes, against 18.8 across Wyoming.
Jobs based in Warren AFB grew to 390 in 2023, 22 more than in 2013. For most workers, Warren AFB is a place to come home to: only 7% work in town. Its mean commuting time stands at 12 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 5 miles.
| 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 →
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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−.