Cost of living in Wyoming

Wyoming at a glance

Median rent

$992

Census ACS, B25064, monthly

Median household income

$76,176

Census ACS, B19013, yearly

Median home value

$309,700

Census ACS, B25077

Median property tax bill

$1,767

Census ACS, B25103, yearly, current owners

Mean commute

19 min

Census ACS, DP03, one way

Unemployment

3.7%

Census ACS, DP03

Wyoming's own published state rows, never an average of its counties. Prices overall run 7% below the national average (BEA regional price parity, 2024).

Figures from the 2024 release of the Census American Community Survey, checked September 2026. Health, hazard and price-level readings name their own release beside them.

The three most populous counties in Wyoming

These are the most populous places in Wyoming, not a match to you. Set what matters to you on Find your fit and this becomes your three closest matches here. Made-up answers work too. This is a tool, not a survey.

• Laramie County

  Population

  101K

  Rent

  $1,160

  Household income

  $80,173

  Prop. tax (yearly)

  $1,980

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• Natrona County

  Population

  80K

  Rent

  $1,016

  Household income

  $72,156

  Prop. tax (yearly)

  $1,645

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• Campbell County

  Population

  47.2K

  Rent

  $1,009

  Household income

  $89,869

  Prop. tax (yearly)

  $1,599

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Wyoming, worth the trip

Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state. Cheyenne was founded in 1867, when squatters arrived ahead of the Union Pacific Railroad, and has been the capital since 1869. Wyoming was the first state to approve a constitution that granted women the right to vote.

• Yellowstone National Park

  The first national park, set aside on March 1, 1872, for its hot springs, geysers and other hydrothermal features.

• Grand Teton National Park

  The Teton Range above lakes, wildlife and the valley known as Jackson Hole.

• Devils Tower National Monument

  A rock tower that rises out of the prairie around the Black Hills, sacred to Northern Plains Indians.

History: Encyclopaedia Britannica. Each place links to the page of the agency that looks after it.

Property tax in Wyoming

Current owners in Wyoming pay a median 0.57% of home value a year in property tax. Example: $1,767 a year, the median bill. By county, the median bill runs from $1,198 in Big Horn County to $7,267 in Teton County. These are bills that current owners pay, as the Census measures them. Each county's own figure is in the table below.

Wyoming works differently from most states. A 2024 law exempts any rise above 4% a year in a home's assessed value. The law lists cases where the exemption does not apply, and we could not confirm from a state source whether a buyer keeps the seller's capped value. The county assessor can say for an address. Source: Wyoming Legislature, 2024 House Bill 45 summary.

Health in Wyoming

Life expectancy

76.4 yrs

County Health Rankings, from CDC NCHS vital statistics

No health insurance

14.1%

County Health Rankings, from Census SAHIE, people under 65

Poor or fair health

13.3%

County Health Rankings, from CDC BRFSS. Modeled, not counted

Injury deaths per 100K people

100

County Health Rankings, from CDC NCHS, counted deaths

Each is the figure County Health Rankings publishes for Wyoming as a whole, never an average of its counties. Each county's own health readings are on its page.

Natural hazards in Wyoming

Expected yearly loss, statewide

$329M

All natural hazards, an average year. Larger states lose more

Building loss rate

$1.52

Per $1,000 of building value, each year. Fair to compare between states

Costliest hazard

Inland flooding

$147M of the expected yearly loss, the largest share of any hazard FEMA assesses

Air quality

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The EPA publishes air quality by county and metro area, never by state. It is on each county's page

FEMA publishes a risk score for counties and none for states, so none is shown here. Each county's score is on its own page.

Side by side

Laramie County, WY is the largest county here. Set it beside another place, reading by reading.

All 23 counties in Wyoming

Each has its published readings on its own page. Press a column to sort by it. Pick one, or open the map to see them shaded side by side.

Household income, home value and population are on each county's own page, and in this table on a wider screen.

Where these numbers come from

Each reading is the published figure, not an estimate. A dash means the source did not publish one, or published one too uncertain to print.

• State figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 20245-year estimates, the state's own row (tables B25064, B19013, B25077, B25103, B01003, DP03).
• County figures: the same survey, each county's own row, as on every county page.
• Price level: Bureau of Economic Analysis, regional price parities, 2024, all items, state-level.
• Health: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, the state's own row. Poor or fair health is a modeled estimate from CDC survey data. The other three are counted or calculated.
• Natural hazards: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025, state table, expected annual loss. This product uses FEMA data but is not endorsed by FEMA.
• Air quality has no state figure: the EPA publishes it by county and metro area only.
• Photographs: Wikimedia Commons and the county photo feed, each credited to its photographer under its own licence, beneath the picture.