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What Is It Like to Live in Casper?

What it costs to live in Casper, and how it compares with other Wyoming cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

44

4th best value in Wyoming

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Wyoming cities.

Overall livability

54

2nd overall in Wyoming

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Casper is home to about 58,547 people. A typical home runs $215,400 and a household earns around $61,700, a price-to-income ratio of 3.5. Among Wyoming's cities, it ranks 4th for value and 2nd overall.

Casper at a glance

Median home price

$215,400

4th in WY of 6

Median rent

$899/mo

Median household income

$61,700

Home price to income

3.5x

Unemployment

3.6%

2nd in WY of 6

School rating

5/10

4th in WY of 6

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in WY of 6

Walk score

6/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Wyoming only. Updated 2026.