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Medical Services

 

Text Box: Elevation: 7,400’  Distance from major cities: 207 miles to Denver, CO 341 mile to Salt Lake, UT 170 miles to Cheyenne, WY     Nearest Airports: Shively Airport, Saratoga, WY - served by charter service only Laramie Airport, Laramie, WY - commercial service to Denver and Salt Lake Denver International Airport, Denver, CO - foreign and domestic commercial flights    

Text Box: Memorial Hospital of Carbon County- in Rawlins   Platte Valley Medical Clinic- Saratoga 1 practicing physician, 1 physician's assistant, 1 nurse practitioner 24 hour medical care- volunteer EMT/ambulance service Traveling specialists who visit the area regularly   Other Services in Saratoga: two dental offices, an optometrist center, a rehab and long-term care facility,  two chiropractors, several massage therapists, mental health services  

 

 

 

 

Government and Taxes

 

Text Box: Local Government  Elected Mayor and 5 City Council Members   Police Department 2 full time officers   Fire Department  Volunteer Firemen Fire Insurance Rating - 6   Taxes Sales tax - 6% (4% state, 1% county, 1% special purpose) Residential Property Tax - 9.5% of market value Agriculture/Commercial Property Tax - 9.5% of market value Industrial Property Tax - 11.5% of market value No state personal income, corporate income, or inventory taxes.        

 

 

Text Box: Temperature: The warmest month is July (62°F) with an average high temp of 55.5°F.  The coldest month is January (10.4°F) with an average low of 27°F.   Precipitation: Annual Average - 14.5” Highest Monthly Average - May 1.9”   Snowfall: Annual Average - 77.4” Highest Monthly Average - March 14.2”     Average Growing Season  92 days    

 

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Labor Statistics

Text Box: Saratoga Unemployment Rate: 5.15% Carbon County Unemployment Rate: 3.1% Wyoming Unemployment Rate: 3.2% Wyoming Unemployment Rate: 3.2% National Average Unemployment Rate: 5.8%    

 

Population

 

Text Box: Preschools: Excel Preschool   Encampment School (K-12th)   2007 Enrollment: 129 students 1:8 teacher to student ratio 91% graduation rate   In the past few years the Pro-Start culinary program has been very successful at state competitions and the yearbook has received statewide awards. Extracurricular activities: band and choir, Pro-Start culinary, football, basketball, volleyball, wrestling, and special interest clubs such as FFA and FCCLA          

 

Education

 

Year

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2020est.

City

  666

  582

  502

 508

  565

County

21,896

16,659

15,639

15,486

17,230

Text Box: County Median Family Income-$55,600 (2008 HUD)

 

Housing

 

 

Text Box: Average sales price for existing, detached, single family homes in county in 2007: $118,335 Average rent for 2BR apartment in county in 2007: $660.      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce  

 210 West Elm Street     ~     P.O. Box 1095     ~     Saratoga, WY  82331         

(307) 326-8855       info@saratogachamber.info