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What Is It Like to Live in Rock Springs?

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

Value score

61

2nd best value in Wyoming

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

Overall livability

49

4th overall in Wyoming

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

Rock Springs is home to about 23,505 people. A typical home runs $218,400 and a household earns around $74,500, a price-to-income ratio of 2.9. Among Wyoming's cities, it ranks 2nd for value and 4th overall. For context, the typical Rock Springs home is about 39% below the statewide median of $358,000 and local household income is about 12% above the statewide median of $66,600.

Rock Springs at a glance

Median home price

$218,400

2nd in WY of 6

Median rent

$875/mo

Median household income

$74,500

Home price to income

2.9x

Unemployment

5.7%

6th in WY of 6

School rating

6/10

3rd in WY of 6

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More Wyoming cities: Casper, Cheyenne, Gillette, Laramie, Sheridan

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. City rankings are within Wyoming only. Updated 2026.