Wyoming cities

The best places to live in Wyoming

Wyoming's largest cities ranked on cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life. Gillette leads the list.

We scored Wyoming's cities on the same factors as our state rankings, then ranked them. Below are the 6 largest by population. Two scores per city: value (what you get for the cost) and overall livability (everything combined). Tap any city for its full profile.

#CityMedian homeRentValueOverall
1 Gillette $224,000 $836 80 70
2 Casper $215,400 $899 44 54
3 Cheyenne $241,100 $907 47 49
4 Rock Springs $218,400 $875 61 49
5 Sheridan $250,400 $842 44 42
6 Laramie $234,500 $850 24 36

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income and jobs from the U.S. Census; schools from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. Rankings are within Wyoming. Updated 2026.