Lander, Wyoming

City in Fremont County · population 7,546 (2020 Census)

Median home: $337,100
Household income: $74,813
Jan low / Jul high: 10° / 88°
Snow a year: 67 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 2
Median age: 37.5

Lander is a city of 7,546 people in Fremont County, Wyoming. The median home is worth $337,100, above the typical Wyoming town ($270,400). It ranks better for cycling than 100% of Wyoming towns, hipper than 96% of Wyoming towns, better transit than 83% of Wyoming towns.

Lander in our rankings:

#9 in The 13 Most Walkable Small Towns in Wyoming

How Lander ranks

Percentile among Wyoming towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Wyoming towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Lander is worth $337,100, above the typical Wyoming town ($270,400). Homes cost about 4.5 times the median household income of $74,813, which is more affordable than 36% of Wyoming towns. Median rent is $896 a month. 66.7% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Wyoming towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Lander	Typical Wyoming town
Median home value	$337,100	$270,400
Median rent	$896	$902
Median household income	$74,813	$69,545
Home value ÷ income	4.5×	3.7×
Homeownership	66.7%	73.2%
Median year built	1973	1980
Seasonal / vacation homes	3.2%	—

Who lives in Lander

People	Lander	Typical Wyoming town
Median age	37.5	39.7
Age 65 and over	16.2%	18.2%
Under 18	27.1%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.3%	24.8%
Below the poverty line	9.5%	9.8%
Veterans	8.3%	—
Born outside the U.S.	1.4%	—
Work from home	8.0%	6.2%
Average commute	13.6 min	17.0 min
Homes with broadband	90.9%	89.6%

Weather in Lander

July highs average 87.7°F and January lows 9.8°F. About 13.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 66.6 inches of snow (typical Wyoming town: 55.7 in). Expect about 30 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 180 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Lander Hunt Fld Ap station (1.1 mi away); snow from Lander 1N (1.1 mi).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

2 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Lander since 1950, compared with 4 for the typical Wyoming town. 1 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F3, struck on June 16, 1962 about 6.2 miles from the town center. The most recent was on September 30, 2004.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 17 times; the largest was 1.75 inches on September 14, 2001.

Severe weather in Fremont County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Fremont County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 36 deaths recorded.

Fremont County has been included in 6 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for fire, flood, biological.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
April 11, 2020	Biological	DR-4535: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3479: Covid-19
August 5, 2017	Flood	DR-4327: Flooding
July 25, 2016	Fire	FM-5136: Lava Mountain Fire
July 22, 2011	Severe Storm	DR-4007: Severe Storms, Flooding, And Landslides

Jobs and pay in Fremont County

Fremont County had 15,557 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $52,664 a year. Unemployment was 3.4% in 2023; in Lander itself the ACS puts it at 7.4%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Public schools in Lander

6 public schools with 1,612 students, about 12.0 students per teacher.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher
Lander Valley High School	9-12	558	14.7
Gannett Peak Elementary	K-3	432	10.5
Lander Middle School	6-8	371	12.4
Baldwin Creek Elementary	4-5	197	10.4
Pathfinder High School	9-12	54	10.8
Sunrise School	1-12	—	—

Towns near Lander

Riverton, WY
22.2 mi · 10,682 people · home $219,400

Lander questions

Is Lander, Wyoming a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Lander scores better for retirees than 49% of Wyoming towns and quieter than 18%. 16.2% of residents are 65 or older (median age 37.5).

How much does a house cost in Lander?

The median owner-occupied home in Lander is valued at $337,100 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $74,813, so homes cost about 4.5 times income. Median rent is $896 a month.

What is the weather like in Lander?

July highs average 87.7°F and January lows 9.8°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 13.2 inches of precipitation a year and 66.6 inches of snow.

Does Lander get tornadoes?

2 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Lander since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F3 on June 16, 1962. The typical Wyoming town has had 4.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Lander's Census boundary (GEOID 5644760). Comparisons use the median of Wyoming towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-12.