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Wyoming: cities where rent takes the smallest share of income

Ranked from official statistics; every city opens its own guide.

In short: Wyoming: Ranchettes has the lowest share of income going to rent (8.2%) among the 20 largest places.
Cheyenne (65,239 residents)Casper (58,839 residents)Gillette (33,431 residents)Laramie (32,234 residents)Rock Springs (23,127 residents)Sheridan (19,285 residents)Evanston (11,800 residents)Green River (11,581 residents)Riverton (10,856 residents)Jackson (10,756 residents)Cody (10,276 residents)Rawlins (8,129 residents)Lander (7,432 residents)Powell (6,503 residents)Douglas (6,420 residents)Torrington (6,182 residents)Ranchettes (5,949 residents)Worland (4,794 residents)South Greeley (4,631 residents)Buffalo (4,572 residents)
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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.

Ranchettes#1
8.2%yearly rent as share of income
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Ranking

CITY (20 largest of Wyoming) Official statistics Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024

Among the 20 largest places in Wyoming, Ranchettes has the lowest share of income going to rent (8.2%), followed by Douglas and Evanston. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.

What the ranking shows

Across the 20 places in Wyoming that we cover, the median is 17.0% and the average 16.7%; the figure runs from 8.2% (Ranchettes) to 29.0% (South Greeley). That is a spread of 3.5 times between the two ends.

How to use it

The first five are Ranchettes, Douglas, Evanston, Green River, Worland. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.

Sort:
# ⇅City ⇅County ⇅Yearly rent as share of income ⇅Population ⇅Median household income ⇅Median rent ⇅
1Ranchettes (unincorporated)Laramie County8.2%5,949$121,445$831
2DouglasConverse County12.1%6,420$83,147$841
3EvanstonUinta County12.6%11,800$76,516$805
4Green RiverSweetwater County13.0%11,581$84,747$921
5WorlandWashakie County13.3%4,794$63,357$703
6RawlinsCarbon County13.7%8,129$64,773$741
7LanderFremont County14.4%7,432$74,813$896
8GilletteCampbell County14.4%33,431$81,316$976
9PowellPark County14.4%6,503$63,523$764
10Rock SpringsSweetwater County16.1%23,127$69,168$928
11CheyenneLaramie County17.0%65,239$78,839$1,118
12CasperNatrona County17.2%58,839$70,218$1,009
13CodyPark County17.4%10,276$72,570$1,051
14SheridanSheridan County17.9%19,285$62,867$936
15BuffaloJohnson County19.5%4,572$62,629$1,019
16LaramieAlbany County20.0%32,234$55,613$925
17RivertonFremont County20.0%10,856$55,208$921
18JacksonTeton County21.2%10,756$118,991$2,100
19TorringtonGoshen County22.6%6,182$47,902$901
20South Greeley (unincorporated)Laramie County29.0%4,631$56,844$1,376

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Unincorporated places are census-designated places: they have no city government but are counted as communities. Figures describe the city itself.

FAQ

Which Wyoming city has the lowest share of income going to rent?

Ranchettes, with 8.2% (among the 20 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).

How many cities are ranked?

The 20 largest places in Wyoming by population.

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