Washakie
Wyoming

What stands out

If you had to describe Washakie County in numbers, start here: the school test score is among the highest in America (3.75 where 3.0 is grade level), the average commute is among the shortest in America (11 minutes), and natural-hazard risk is in the bottom 2% of American counties (3 of 100). Within Wyoming it ranks 3rd of 23 counties for the school test score.

Where you are

You live in Washakie County, Wyoming. 7,725 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population held steady at 0.2% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +25).

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 $61,875 a year, higher than 54% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $51,541. Unemployment runs 4.0%, higher than 69% of American counties. 4% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 11 minutes each way.

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

Home

The median home costs $270K, pricier than 62% of American counties, about 2.5 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $693 a month. Property tax is 0.68% of home value, roughly $1,317 a year on that median home, lower than 68% of American counties. 72% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.4 per 1,000 residents, lower than 76% of American counties.

A child born here can expect to live 77.6 years, longer than 71% of American counties. There are 11 active physicians in the county, about 14.2 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 4.0 of 5 stars. 14.4% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.70 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than almost every county in America. 95% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 67 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 67% 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 13 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 3 out of 100, safer than 98% of American counties; the county has had 5 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 173 Mbps down, slower than 62% of American counties. There are 2 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 1.3 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 1 brewery.