Converse
Wyoming

What stands out

If you had to describe Converse County in numbers, start here: the school test score is in the top 3% of American counties (3.57 where 3.0 is grade level), rainfall is in the bottom 7% of American counties (16 inches a year), and the median household income is in the top 13% of American counties ($79,235). Within Wyoming it ranks 7th of 23 counties for the school test score.

Where you are

You live in Converse County, Wyoming. 13,729 people live here with you. The population grew 0.3% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +62).

Wyoming has no income tax, no estate tax and low property taxes, funded by mineral severance taxes and a sovereign wealth fund. It has the smallest population of any state, and Teton County around Jackson has the highest average income of any county in the country, with home prices to match. Winters are long and wind is constant; most of the state is more than an hour from a commercial airport.

Money

The typical household here brings in $79,235 a year, higher than 87% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $66,114. Unemployment runs 3.1%, lower than 63% of American counties. 6% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 24 minutes each way.

Wyoming has no state income tax, so none of that goes to the state.

Home

The median home costs $310K, pricier than 71% of American counties, about 2.7 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $844 a month. Property tax is 0.57% of home value, roughly $1,446 a year on that median home, lower than 80% of American counties. 81% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.5 per 1,000 residents, lower than 70% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 21 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 78.0 years, longer than 75% of American counties. There are 21 active physicians in the county, about 15.3 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 4.0 of 5 stars. 12.4% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.52 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 97% of American counties. 92% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 72 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 69% of eligible voters turned out. Under Wyoming law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is illegal.

Weather and risk

The year averages 47°F, highs near 60 and lows near 33, colder than 86% of American counties. About 16 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 19 out of 100, safer than 81% of American counties; the county has had 5 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 163 Mbps down, slower than 66% of American counties. There are 6 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.9 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 1 brewery.