WY cost guide
Wyoming is a low-density Mountain West comparison state where Cheyenne Front Range access, energy-market wages, long-distance transportation, heating costs, tourism towns, housing supply, taxes, and benefits shape affordability.
State Navigator
These shortcuts turn the starter city import into a practical browsing path: lower-cost starts, higher-pressure markets, and cities that look easier to compare for a move.
Cities below the current state starter average of $1,377 rent.
Higher salary-needed markets where households should test the budget before falling in love with the move.
Stronger starter move scores for households scanning where the tradeoffs look more workable.
| City | Rent vs. state avg | Salary vs. state avg | Move score | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green River | $398 below | $4,557 below | 77/100 | Compare |
| Lander | $398 below | $4,557 below | 77/100 | Compare |
| Evanston | $509 below | $9,393 below | 74/100 | Compare |
| Powell | $509 below | $9,393 below | 74/100 | Compare |
| Sheridan | $365 below | $3,162 below | 74/100 | Compare |
| Rock Springs | $338 below | $3,162 below | 74/100 | Compare |
| Laramie | $221 below | $3,162 below | 74/100 | Compare |
| Gillette | $184 below | $3,162 below | 74/100 | Compare |
| Cheyenne | $94 above | $11,718 above | 73/100 | Compare |
| Riverton | $544 below | $8,122 below | 71/100 | Compare |
| Casper | $42 below | $3,038 above | 70/100 | Compare |
| Cody | $22 below | $15,996 above | 68/100 | Compare |
| Jackson | $3,437 above | $17,918 above | 65/100 | Compare |
State Snapshot
Starter numbers help visitors see the shape of the market before drilling into city pages or running a side-by-side comparison.
Lowest starter rent in the current Wyoming city set.
Salary pressureHighest starter salary-needed estimate among listed cities.
Move scoreStrongest starter relocation score in this state set.
Difference between the lowest and highest starter city rent estimates.
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Cities
Starter averages: $1,377 rent and $473,705 home price.
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Casper is the energy and regional jobs market in Wyoming, promoted in source-ready batch 05 for comparisons around housing, wages, heating bills, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
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Cheyenne is the state-capital and Front Range access market in Wyoming, promoted in source-ready batch 05 for comparisons around housing, wages, transportation, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
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Cody is a supplemental starter city profile for the tourism and mountain access market in Wyoming, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
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Evanston is a supplemental starter city profile for the southwest Wyoming affordability market in Wyoming, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
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Gillette is the energy-market wage and housing market in Wyoming, promoted in source-ready batch 05 for comparisons around housing, wages, heating bills, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
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Green River is a supplemental starter city profile for the energy and regional housing market in Wyoming, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
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Jackson is the premium mountain and tourism market in Wyoming, promoted in source-ready batch 05 for comparisons around housing, wages, insurance, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
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Lander is a supplemental starter city profile for the mountain access and regional market in Wyoming, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
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Laramie is the college-town and mountain access market in Wyoming, promoted in source-ready batch 05 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
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Powell is a supplemental starter city profile for the northwest Wyoming regional market in Wyoming, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
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Riverton is a lower-cost central Wyoming market in Wyoming, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
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Rock Springs is a energy and regional housing market in Wyoming, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
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Sheridan is a mountain access and regional market in Wyoming, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
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