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Location

Medical Services

 

 

 

 

Text Box: Elevation: 6,786’  Distance from major cities: 227 miles to Denver, CO 321 mile to Salt Lake, UT 147 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: 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 5 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 (65°F) with an average high temp of 83°F.  The coldest month is January (20°F) with an average low of 8°F.   Precipitation: Annual Average - 10.6” Highest Monthly Average - May 1.5” Rainy Days - 28.2 days   Snowfall: Annual Average - 49.8” Highest Monthly Average - March 9.1”     Average Growing Season  149.70 days    

 

Climate

 

 

 

 

 

 

Labor Statistics

Text Box: Saratoga Unemployment Rate: 6.2% Carbon County Unemployment Rate: 7.8% Wyoming Unemployment Rate: 6.2% National Average Unemployment Rate: 9.0%    

 

Population

 

 

Text Box: Preschools: Head Start and Excel Preschool   Saratoga Elementary School (K-6th)   Saratoga Middle High School (7th-12th)   2010 Enrollment: Saratoga Elementary School  139 students  Saratoga Middle/High School  141 students 1:10 teacher to student ratio 94% graduation rate   In the past few years, three Saratoga teachers have been awarded as Wyoming’s “Teacher of the Year”. Extracurricular activities include band and choir, Pro-Start culinary, football, basketball, volleyball, track, cross country, wrestling, speech and debate, and special interest clubs such as FFA, Art Nouveau and drama.          

 

Education

 

 

Year

1980

1990

2000

2010.

 

City

2,410

1,969

1,726

1,690

 

County

21,896

16,659

15,639

15,885

 

Text Box: County Median Family Income-$60,349

 

Housing

 

 

Text Box: Average sales price for existing, detached, single family homes in county in 2010: $145,000 (Carbon County Multiple Listing Service) Average rent for 2BR apartment in county in 2010: $671      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce  

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

(307) 326-8855       info@saratogachamber.info 

 

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