The 10 Best Counties To Live In Wyoming For 2025


The best counties in Wyoming are Teton County and Sublette County for 2025 based on Saturday Night Science.

Some of you might be asking yourself, at this very moment, is Wyoming a good place?

The answer is unequivocally yes… if you know where to locate the best counties to live in Wyoming.

Lucky for you, we’re here to help you identify the best counties to live in the Equality State based on the most recently available data from the Census. And this isn’t our first rodeo — we’ve been using Saturday Night Science to rank places for years.

The question becomes if you wanted to relocate to the best part of Wyoming, where would you go? To answer that, we looked at crime, cost of living, and demographic data for all 23 counties in the state.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Table | FAQs | Summary


The 10 Best Counties To Live In Wyoming For 2025

  1. Teton County
  2. Sublette County
  3. Crook County
  4. Lincoln County
  5. Park County
  6. Sheridan County
  7. Laramie County
  8. Uinta County
  9. Johnson County
  10. Campbell County

Teton County is the county to be when it comes to living the good life in Wyoming. And you should avoid Big Horn County if you can — at least according to the data.

Now you know exactly where to move in Wyoming. Keep on reading for more about the top ten and a detailed methodology.

Or, check out the best places to live in Wyoming and the cheapest places to live in Wyoming.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


The Best Counties To Live In Wyoming For 2025

1. Teton County

Jackson, WY

Source: Public domain

Biggest Place: Jackson
Population: 23,358
Median Income: $112,681 (best)
Median Home Price: $1,371,900 (best)
Unemployment Rate: 2.5% (9th best)
More on Teton County

2. Sublette County

Big Piney, WY

Source: Wikipedia User | None

Biggest Place: Pinedale
Population: 8,806
Median Income: $82,791 (5th best)
Median Home Price: $350,100 (4th best)
Unemployment Rate: 1.8% (4th best)
More on Sublette County

3. Crook County

Beulah, WY

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Biggest Place: Sundance
Population: 7,339
Median Income: $71,209 (11th best)
Median Home Price: $276,800 (9th best)
Unemployment Rate: 0.8% (best)
More on Crook County

4. Lincoln County

Afton, WY

Source: Wikipedia User Cfrolander | CC BY-SA 3.0

Biggest Place: Kemmerer
Population: 20,158
Median Income: $86,092 (4th best)
Median Home Price: $334,500 (5th best)
Unemployment Rate: 2.0% (5th best)
More on Lincoln County

5. Park County

Cody, WY

Source: Wikipedia User Leonard J. DeFrancisci | CC BY-SA 3.0

Biggest Place: Cody
Population: 30,109
Median Income: $70,533 (13th best)
Median Home Price: $374,200 (2nd best)
Unemployment Rate: 2.2% (7th best)
More on Park County

6. Sheridan County

Sheridan, WY

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Biggest Place: Sheridan
Population: 31,585
Median Income: $70,855 (12th best)
Median Home Price: $352,200 (3rd best)
Unemployment Rate: 2.7% (11th best)
More on Sheridan County

7. Laramie County

Cheyenne, WY

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Biggest Place: Cheyenne
Population: 100,661
Median Income: $77,884 (8th best)
Median Home Price: $324,900 (6th best)
Unemployment Rate: 3.3% (13th best)
More on Laramie County

8. Uinta County

Evanston, WY

Source: Wikipedia User Tricia Simpson | CC BY-SA 3.0

Biggest Place: Evanston
Population: 20,605
Median Income: $82,672 (6th best)
Median Home Price: $255,400 (13th best)
Unemployment Rate: 3.5% (15th best)
More on Uinta County

9. Johnson County

Buffalo, WY

Source: Wikipedia User Caveman1949 | CC BY-SA 3.0

Biggest Place: Buffalo
Population: 8,602
Median Income: $63,905 (19th best)
Median Home Price: $296,000 (8th best)
Unemployment Rate: 2.2% (8th best)
More on Johnson County

10. Campbell County

Gillette, WY

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Biggest Place: Gillette
Population: 47,018
Median Income: $95,253 (2nd best)
Median Home Price: $266,400 (11th best)
Unemployment Rate: 3.4% (14th best)
More on Campbell County

Methodology: How do you determine which Wyoming county is the best?

To give you the best county in Wyoming, we have to look at a handful of metrics that signal the quality of a place. To do that, we made assumptions about what’s in a “best county” and what isn’t. For reference, we are trying to make the kind of argument you’d make at a bar using facts, Saturday Night Science.

With that in mind, we went to two of the best data sources on the internet. Namely, the American Community Survey data and FBI Crime data for the most recent period.

We paid particular attention to:

  • Violent Crime Rates
  • Property Crime Rates
  • Median Home Values
  • Median Income
  • Unemployment Rates
  • Adult Education Levels
  • Health Insurance Coverage
  • Poverty Rates

We then ranked each county in Wyoming across each of the criteria from one to 23, with one being the best.

Taking the average rank across all criteria, we created a quality of life score with the county posting the lowest overall score being the “Best County To Live In Wyoming.”

The result is some of the safest, quietest, and best counties to raise a family in the Equality State.

We updated this article for 2025. This report is our tenth time ranking the best counties to live in Wyoming.

Read on to see why Teton County is the best county, while Big Horn County is probably in contention for being the worst county in Wyoming.

Summary: The Best Counties In Wyoming To Call Home For 2025

Living in Wyoming can vary from one part of the state to the next — who woulda thought?

The best counties in Wyoming are Teton County, Sublette County, Crook County, Lincoln County, Park County, Sheridan County, Laramie County, Uinta County, Johnson County, and Campbell County.

But now you know the outstanding parts and the parts to avoid, and that’s why you came here to learn at the end of the day.

You are welcome.

Here’s a look at the worst counties in Wyoming according to the data:

  1. Big Horn County
  2. Carbon County
  3. Fremont County

For more Wyoming reading, check out:

Detailed List Of The Best Counties In Wyoming

Rank County Population Median Income Median Home Price
1 Teton County 23,358 $112,681 $1,371,900
2 Sublette County 8,806 $82,791 $350,100
3 Crook County 7,339 $71,209 $276,800
4 Lincoln County 20,158 $86,092 $334,500
5 Park County 30,109 $70,533 $374,200
6 Sheridan County 31,585 $70,855 $352,200
7 Laramie County 100,661 $77,884 $324,900
8 Uinta County 20,605 $82,672 $255,400
9 Johnson County 8,602 $63,905 $296,000
10 Campbell County 47,018 $95,253 $266,400
11 Converse County 13,759 $79,164 $269,700
12 Natrona County 79,735 $71,247 $260,400
13 Albany County 37,713 $59,881 $322,100
14 Weston County 6,835 $87,545 $214,000
15 Goshen County 12,587 $64,882 $234,600
16 Hot Springs County 4,618 $64,375 $214,400
17 Washakie County 7,708 $62,648 $188,600
18 Niobrara County 2,415 $48,987 $194,200
19 Sweetwater County 41,786 $76,464 $242,900
20 Platte County 8,606 $66,299 $248,900
21 Fremont County 39,472 $64,646 $252,700
22 Carbon County 14,549 $66,721 $214,500
23 Big Horn County 11,737 $60,547 $198,200
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

He believes the key to finding the right place to live comes down to looking at the data, reading about things to do, and, most importantly, checking it out yourself before you move.

If you've been looking for a place to live in the past several years, you've probably stumbled upon his writing already.

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