The competition for the cheapest places to live in Wyoming was tough.
From the Frontier Days’ Rodeo in Cheyenne to the majestic Grand Tetons near Jackson, these affordable Wyoming spots offer an excellent quality of life without breaking the bank.
How did we determine the most affordable places in Wyoming? We used Saturday Night Science and US Census data to compare real estate, costs of living, and rental prices in the 16 places with more than 6,000 residents.
Living in one of these cheap Wyoming towns means you’ll have more cash to attend the Wyoming State Fair in Douglas or explore the Werner Wildlife Museum in Casper.
About 9.7 percent of Wyoming workers now work from home, the 38th-highest share in the country — our state-by-state commute breakdown shows what that flip did to carpooling.
$47,902 median income · $901 median rent · #2 home prices in Wyoming
Located in
Goshen County, Wyoming
Torrington took home the top overall spot on the list of the cheapest cities in Wyoming for 2026. You can find affordable places to live across Wyoming. Torrington is about an hour north of Cheyenne on the Nebraska border.
With an average home price of $230,286 and an average rent of $901, the overall cost of living index comes in at 93. The nearby Scotts Bluff National Monument offers affordable fun.
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$55,208 median income · $921 median rent · #3 home prices in Wyoming
Located in
Fremont County, Wyoming
Riverton, located in the Wind Reservation in central Wyoming, is the second lowest cost city in the state. The city has the eighth best home price to income in the Equality State.
The cost of living index at 95 is 6.0 points below the state average in Riverton. Hiking can be done in the 1838 Mountain Man Rendezvous Grounds.
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$76,516 median income · $805 median rent · #7 home prices in Wyoming
Located in
Uinta County, Wyoming
Evanston sits along I-80 in the far eastern part of Wyoming. Another hour and a half down the road and you’ll get to Salt Lake City, Utah. Evanston provides more than a good place to stop for gas as you travel cross country. It also offers its 11,800 residents excellent value as the number 3 cheapest place to live in Wyoming.
In fact, Evanston boasts the seventh lowest median home price in the state, with a figure that hovers at $310,067. You’ll get a good deal on an apartment as well. Median rents in the area come in at $805. Generally speaking, the cost of living is about 90% of the U.S. average.
Taking a look at other economic measures, the median income in town is $76,516. The unemployment rate stands at 3.94%. The crime rate is about 25% below the national standard.
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$64,773 median income · $741 median rent · #1 home prices in Wyoming
Located in
Carbon County, Wyoming
Rawlins comes in as the fourth cheapest place to call home in the Cowboy State for 2026. Rawlins is home to the Wyoming Frontier Prison, now a museum detailing the grizzly past of the old west. Those days are far behind Rawlins, though. Now it’s just the place with the best home price to income ratio in Wyoming. With more than a quarter of the population being Hispanic, Rawlins is also the most diverse city in Wyoming.
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$83,147 median income · $841 median rent · #8 home prices in Wyoming
Located in
Converse County, Wyoming
In eastern Wyoming outside of Casper, Douglas has the eighth lowest home prices and a solid third best home-price-to-income ratio. The city has the fifth lowest overall cost of living.
Douglas has has fun things to do, including being right next to the Fort Fetterman Historic Site and Ayres Natural Bridge Park.
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$69,168 median income · $928 median rent · #4 home prices in Wyoming
Located in
Sweetwater County, Wyoming
Rock Springs is a city in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 23,036 at the 2010 census, making it the 5th most populated city in the state of Wyoming. Rock Springs is the principal city of the Rock Springs micropolitan statistical area, which has a population of 37,975. Rock Springs is known as the Home of 56 Nationalities because of the influx of immigrants from all over the world who came to work in the coal mines that supplied the fuel to power the steam engines of the Union Pacific Railroad. The city’s rich cultural heritage is celebrated each summer on International Day, a festival where the foods, costumes, and traditions of residents’ ancestors are recreated and enjoyed at Bunning Park in downtown Rock Springs.
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$70,218 median income · $1,009 median rent · #6 home prices in Wyoming
Located in
Natrona County, Wyoming
Casper, the 2nd biggest city in the state, isn’t ghosting around when it comes to savings.
Casper ranks as the seventh cheapest city in Wyoming. According to Zillow, the average home price is the sixth lowest in the state at $306,618. Casper is home to the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center and Garden Creek Falls for fun things to do with the family.
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$81,316 median income · $976 median rent · #9 home prices in Wyoming
Located in
Campbell County, Wyoming
Gillette is a city in and the county seat of Campbell County, Wyoming, United States. The population was estimated at 31,797 as of 1 July 2013. Gillette is centrally located in an area involved with the development of vast quantities of American coal, oil, and coalbed methane gas. The city calls itself the “Energy Capital of the Nation,” noting that the state of Wyoming provides nearly 35% of the nation’s coal. Over the last decade Gillette saw a population increase of 48% from the 2000 census of 19,646 residents.
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$84,747 median income · $921 median rent · #5 home prices in Wyoming
Located in
Sweetwater County, Wyoming
You’ll save green in Green River because it is the ninth cheapest city in the Equality State. It’s easy to save money when home prices are $291,843 and the overall cost of living sits at 104, -3.0% lower than the Wyoming average.
Off of I-80 in southwest Wyoming, you can take in Wilkins Peak or head over to the nearby Sweetwater County Picnic Grounds.
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$55,613 median income · $925 median rent · #11 home prices in Wyoming
Located in
Albany County, Wyoming
Laramie is a city and the county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 30,816 at the 2010 census. Located on the Laramie River in southeastern Wyoming, the city is west of Cheyenne, at the junction of Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 287.
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Methodology: How we determined the most affordable places to live in the Equality State for 2026
Determining affordability for places in Wyoming boils down to how much it costs to live here.
You need to understand your costs relative to what people in the rest of the state are paying.
With that logic in mind, we derived several cost of living statistics from the latest Census American Community Survey 2020-2024 for Wyoming using Saturday Night Science. We indexed the cost of living statistics across the following categories:
- Housing
- Transportation
- Services
- Groceries
- Healthcare
- Utilities
These are then weighted together to produce an overall cost of living index where 100 is the United States average. Anything below 100 is relatively affordable. Anything over 100 is relatively expensive.
We applied the biggest weight to housing as it typically accounts for 25% or more of your budget. Additionally, housing costs are the highest variant cost across a state. We then compare these cost of living metrics for each place in Wyoming to figure out which is the least expensive.
The “Cost of Living Index” allows you to rank all of the 16 places in Wyoming that have more than 6,000 people from least expensive to most expensive. Any ties went to the larger city.
The place in Wyoming with the lowest cost of living according to the data is Torrington.
We updated this article for 2026. This report reflects our eleventh time ranking the cheapest places to live in Wyoming. The median Wyoming home is 44 years old — old enough that it pays to compare home warranty plans before something expensive breaks.
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Cheapest Places To Live In Wyoming
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| Rank | City | Population | Cost Of Living Index | Median Income | Home Prices | Rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torrington | 6,182 | 93 | $47,902 | $230,286 | $901 |
| 2 | Riverton | 10,856 | 95 | $55,208 | $259,336 | $921 |
| 3 | Evanston | 11,800 | 97 | $76,516 | $310,067 | $805 |
| 4 | Rawlins | 8,129 | 98 | $64,773 | $190,808 | $741 |
| 5 | Douglas | 6,420 | 100 | $83,147 | $310,551 | $841 |
| 6 | Rock Springs | 23,127 | 101 | $69,168 | $287,179 | $928 |
| 7 | Casper | 58,839 | 103 | $70,218 | $306,618 | $1,009 |
| 8 | Gillette | 33,431 | 103 | $81,316 | $328,380 | $976 |
| 9 | Green River | 11,581 | 104 | $84,747 | $291,843 | $921 |
| 10 | Laramie | 32,234 | 105 | $55,613 | $372,386 | $925 |
| 11 | Powell | 6,503 | 105 | $63,523 | $406,431 | $764 |
| 12 | Cheyenne | 65,239 | 106 | $78,839 | $387,234 | $1,118 |
| 13 | Sheridan | 19,285 | 106 | $62,867 | $432,885 | $936 |
| 14 | Lander | 7,432 | 106 | $74,813 | $369,881 | $896 |
| 15 | Cody | 10,276 | 109 | $72,570 | $458,576 | $1,051 |
| 16 | Jackson | 10,756 | 168 | $118,991 | $1,932,344 | $2,100 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024, cost-of-living data. 16 places with more than 6,000 residents.
Summary
Wyoming Affordability Summary
This is an accurate list of the most affordable places to live in Wyoming for 2026, if you’re looking at the cost of living numbers in Wyoming.
The cheapest cities in Wyoming are Torrington, Riverton, Evanston, Rawlins, Douglas, Rock Springs, Casper, Gillette, Green River, and Laramie. Not sold on Wyoming? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Most Affordable Places To Live In Wyoming FAQs
What is the cheapest place to live in Wyoming?
Torrington is the cheapest place to live in Wyoming for 2026. It posts the lowest Cost of Living Index of the 16 places we analyzed; Riverton and Evanston are next.
How cheap is housing in Torrington?
The median home value in Torrington is $230,286, versus $363,227 statewide, and the median rent is $901. Housing carries the biggest weight in our cost of living index, and it is the main reason Torrington takes the top spot.
What are the most affordable places to live in Wyoming?
The most affordable places to live in Wyoming are Torrington, Riverton, and Evanston. We ranked all 16 places with more than 6,000 residents on housing, transportation, services, groceries, healthcare, and utilities costs; the full top ten is in the table above.
What is the most expensive place to live in Wyoming?
Jackson is the most expensive place to live in Wyoming. It ranks last of the 16 places we scored on the Cost of Living Index, and the other priciest spots are listed next to the summary above.
How do you measure the cost of living in Wyoming?
We index cost of living data from the Census American Community Survey across housing, transportation, services, groceries, healthcare, and utilities, with housing weighted heaviest since it eats the biggest share of a budget. A score of 100 is the national average; anything under 100 counts as affordable.
