Ranchettes

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Ranchettes

Total population

5,949

Median home value

$617,500

52%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$121,445

Ranchettes$121k

National$74k

Air quality index

47Good

Elevation1890 m

Land area127.12 km²

Weather78°F · Sunny

Coordinates41.22°, -104.77°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ranchettes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Laramie County, Wyoming, United States. It is part of the Cheyenne, Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,798 at the 2010 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Ranchettes, WY from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

J

Jeremy Horst

American baseball player

Mildred Harris

American actress (1901–1944)

George Clayton Johnson

American writer (1929-2015)

Acquanetta

United States actor (1921-2004)

Robert D. Carey

American politician (1878–1937)

Cynthia Lummis

American politician (born 1954)

James Johnson

American basketball player (born 1987)

C

C. J. Box

American writer

Bill Flores

American politician

Rensis Likert

American statistician (1903–1981)

James Bergquist

American physicist

R

Rink Babka

athletics competitor (1936–2022)

J

Janice Bolland

American racing cyclist

R

Robert Adamson

American actor (born 1985)

J

Jim Siedow

American actor (1920-2003)

Lloyd Fredendall

American General during World War II (1883–1963)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Wyoming

• Cheyenne
  6.4 mi away · pop. 65,698
• Warren AFB
  6.8 mi away · pop. 2,936
• Fox Farm-College
  7.5 mi away · pop. 4,019
• South Greeley
  8.9 mi away · pop. 4,631
• Hillsdale
  15.5 mi away · pop. 25
• Burns
  21.6 mi away · pop. 397
• Carpenter
  24.4 mi away
• Pine Bluffs
  36.4 mi away · pop. 1,370
• Chugwater
  37.2 mi away · pop. 228
• Albin
  37.4 mi away · pop. 230
• LaGrange
  42.9 mi away · pop. 398
• Laramie
  43.8 mi away · pop. 32,234

Browse all places in Wyoming →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Moonshine, Albany, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-09-07 · 58 mi
• Wildfire Cold Springs, Converse, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-10 · 110 mi
• Wildfire Needles, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-09-04 · 191 mi
• Wildfire Rancher fire, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 191 mi
• Wildfire XU Hill, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 205 mi
• Wildfire 310, Garfield, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 209 mi
• Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 213 mi
• Wildfire WEISER KNOLL, Fremont, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 220 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Seen 2026-10-05

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-10-04

green needlegrass

Nassella viridula

Seen 2026-10-04

Small White

Pieris rapae

Seen 2026-10-04

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-10-04

showy milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

Seen 2026-10-04

Bold Jumping Spider

Phidippus audax

Seen 2026-10-03

Matted Grama

Bouteloua simplex

Seen 2026-10-02

Fineleaf Woollywhite

Hymenopappus filifolius

Seen 2026-10-02

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-26 10:25 UTC.