WYWyoming rankings

Most affordable towns in Wyoming

Ranked by how many years of a typical WY household income ($76,176) it takes to buy each town's median home. Lower is easier to buy in. 29 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

1 South Greeley 0.9 yrs $70,100 median home 2 Mills 2.3 yrs $174,400 median home 3 Newcastle 2.3 yrs $178,900 median home

#TownYears of incomeHome valueMedian income

1 South Greeley4,631 people 0.9 yrs $70,100 $56,844

2 Mills4,390 people 2.3 yrs $174,400 $50,656

3 Newcastle3,348 people 2.3 yrs $178,900 $82,734

4 Kemmerer2,972 people 2.3 yrs $178,900 $76,626

5 Worland4,794 people 2.4 yrs $185,300 $63,357

Torrington6,182 people 2.6 yrs $197,500 $47,902

7 Thermopolis2,709 people 2.8 yrs $211,400 $65,208

Rawlins8,129 people 2.8 yrs $217,100 $64,773

9 Riverton10,856 people 2.9 yrs $219,400 $55,208

Glenrock2,941 people 3.1 yrs $235,100 $64,806

11 Evansville2,779 people 3.2 yrs $240,700 $76,893

12 Rock Springs23,127 people 3.4 yrs $256,200 $69,168

Wheatland3,550 people 3.4 yrs $259,200 $58,750

14 Casper58,839 people 3.4 yrs $260,400 $70,218

Green River11,581 people 3.5 yrs $263,400 $84,747

16 Gillette33,431 people 3.5 yrs $264,500 $81,316

Douglas6,420 people 3.5 yrs $267,400 $83,147

18 Evanston11,800 people 3.7 yrs $280,900 $76,516

19 Powell6,503 people 3.8 yrs $289,400 $63,523

20 Bar Nunn3,008 people 3.9 yrs $297,300 $98,804

Buffalo4,572 people 3.9 yrs $300,500 $62,629

Laramie32,234 people 4.2 yrs $319,500 $55,613

23 Cheyenne65,239 people 4.4 yrs $333,700 $78,839

Lander7,432 people 4.4 yrs $337,100 $74,813

Sheridan19,285 people 4.5 yrs $340,600 $62,867

Afton2,908 people 4.7 yrs $358,000 $63,586

Cody10,276 people 5.0 yrs $378,500 $72,570

Ranchettes5,949 people 8.1 yrs $617,500 $121,445

29 Jackson10,756 people 20.0 yrs $1,521,900 $118,991

How this ranking works

We divide each town’s median home value by the WY median household income ($76,176). The result is how many years of a typical paycheck it takes to buy a typical home there. Lower is more affordable. Across Wyoming as a whole it’s 4.1 years.

Why not each town’s own income? That would rank wealthy towns with half-million-dollar homes as “affordable” only because their residents earn so much. One shared income answers the question people actually ask: where could a typical family afford to live?

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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