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A city of 7,432 people in Wyoming
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Map of Lander: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land17%500 of 2,981 acres
Trails4.0 mi0.9 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves467 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Lander

City in Wyoming, United States
1890Established
7,546Population
9.4 sq miArea
5,358 ftElevation

Lander is a city in and the county seat of Fremont County, Wyoming. It is located in central Wyoming, along the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie River, just south of the Wind River Indian Reservation. It is a tourism center with several nearby guest ranches. Its population was 7,546 at the 2020 census.

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Town numbers

ZIP code82520
Area code307
Living in Lander

Housing in Lander

$388K▲ 1.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Lander home is worth about $388,000, up 1.8% in a year, close to the Wyoming typical home.

A balanced market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market100
Sale-to-list95.8%
Sold in May5
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Health in Lander

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1better than WY

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 25 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Sagewest Health CareRiverton · 21.2 mi · ER
Fremont County Pediatrics and Community HealthLander · 0.5 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
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School Grade B-

The public schools Lander’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 54% of Wyoming’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictFremont County School District # 1Schools5

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within WY. Ratings are from neighbors.

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