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NordicWY

A town of 238.

Population
238
+4.3% since 2010
Median home value
$395K
Census ACS
Household income
$69K
median
Median age
31.3
years
Jobs based here
63
A commuter town
Small town

238 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Nordic

Most working residents leave Nordic for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Jackson (18%), Afton (17%) and Thayne (11%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Nordic1%
Jackson18%
Afton17%
Thayne11%
Alpine6%
25 mi
median commute distance
63
jobs based in Nordic
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Nordic has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 10°, and about 88 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

88″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter11–30°
Spring27–52°
Summer44–78°
Fall28–56°
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with avalanches at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.

67risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
67High riskLowerHigher
AvalanchesEarthquakesInland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

10.7% of Nordic is conserved land

8.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

10.7%conserved
Map of Nordic: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
10.7%
conserved · 344 of 3,210 acres
8.7 mi
of trails · 1.7 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Health

How healthy Nordic is

Nordic beats the Wyoming average on 3 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

26 measures vs. Wyoming
3 better23 too close to call0 worse
What stands outNordicWY
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth9.6%12.8%
More adults seeing a dentist66.9%62.7%
Star Valley Medical Center
25.2 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Nordic for work

Where Nordic’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

18% → Jackson Jackson 18% 17% → Afton Afton 17% 11% → Thayne Thayne 11% 6% → Alpine Alpine 6% 4% → Star Valley Ranch Star Valley Ranch 4% 4% → Freedom Freedom 4% Nordic · 1% stay
63jobs based in Nordic
1%of working residents work in town
25 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Nordic

Census-designated place in Wyoming, United States

Nordic is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 602 at the 2010 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
628
Area
5.1 sq mi
Elevation
6,120 ft

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