Goshen
Wyoming

What stands out

What stands out about Goshen County: rainfall is in the bottom 4% of American counties (13 inches a year), the average commute is in the bottom 6% of American counties (15 minutes), and the uninsured rate is in the top 13% of American counties (15.6%). Within Wyoming it ranks 6th of 23 counties for rainfall, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Goshen County, Wyoming. 12,592 people live here with you. The population held steady at 0.1% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +71).

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 $62,356 a year, higher than 56% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $47,489. Unemployment runs 2.9%, lower than 68% of American counties. 8% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 15 minutes each way.

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

Home

The median home costs $251K, pricier than 56% of American counties, about 3.0 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $732 a month. Property tax is 0.61% of home value, roughly $1,330 a year on that median home, lower than 75% of American counties. 75% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.5 per 1,000 residents, lower than 73% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 14 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 76.5 years, longer than 58% of American counties. There are 15 active physicians in the county, about 11.9 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 2.0 of 5 stars. 15.6% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.94 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 62% of American counties. 93% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 65 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 60% 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 50°F, highs near 65 and lows near 35, colder than 75% of American counties. About 13 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 26 out of 100, safer than 74% of American counties; the county has had 5 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 174 Mbps down, slower than 61% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.8 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 1 brewery, 1 National Park Service site.