Moving to Worland: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Worland means settling into a real, genuine Bighorn Basin town on the Bighorn River, the Washakie County seat since the county's 1911 creation.
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Learn moreA genuine small-town scale, with a real, disclosed decline
Worland's population ran a 2024 estimate of 4,794, against a 2026 projection of 4,651 -- a real, disclosed, modest decline (approximately -1.5%/year) this record does not omit.
A genuinely dry, high-desert setting
Worland sits in the driest part of Wyoming, at approximately 8 inches of annual precipitation and 4,172 feet elevation -- a real, defining climate feature.
A real, historic agriculture/oil/livestock economy
Worland's economy dates to a 1912 alfalfa mill and a 1917 sugar beet factory, and today serves as a real, current regional service center for oil, natural gas, sugar beets, and livestock.
Key takeaways
- Worland's population has run a real, disclosed modest decline in recent estimates.
- Worland sits in Wyoming's driest region, at approximately 8 inches of annual precipitation.
- A real, historic agriculture/oil/livestock economy anchors the town.
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