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What Is It Like to Live in Laramie?

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

Value score

24

6th best value in Wyoming

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

Overall livability

36

6th overall in Wyoming

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

Laramie is home to about 31,501 people. A typical home runs $234,500 and a household earns around $45,300, a price-to-income ratio of 5.2. Among Wyoming's cities, it ranks 6th for value and 6th overall.

Laramie at a glance

Median home price

$234,500

6th in WY of 6

Median rent

$850/mo

Median household income

$45,300

Home price to income

5.2x

Unemployment

4.6%

5th in WY of 6

School rating

2/10

6th in WY of 6

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in WY of 6

Walk score

2/100

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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.