Weston
Wyoming

What stands out

What stands out about Weston County: homeownership is among the highest in America (90%), the overdose death rate is in the bottom 4% of American counties (0 per 100,000), and the restaurant count per person is in the top 6% of American counties (1.5 per 1,000). Within Wyoming it ranks 1st of 23 counties for homeownership.

Where you are

You live in Weston County, Wyoming. 6,870 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population shrank 0.7% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -3).

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 $71,800 a year, higher than 78% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $54,063. Unemployment runs 2.7%, lower than 77% of American counties. 6% of workers work from home.

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

Home

The median home costs $248K, pricier than 55% of American counties, about 2.7 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $1,005 a month. Property tax is 0.63% of home value, roughly $1,324 a year on that median home, lower than 73% of American counties. 90% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.6 per 1,000 residents, lower than 67% of American counties.

A child born here can expect to live 79.2 years, longer than 85% of American counties. There are 5 active physicians in the county, about 7.3 per 10,000 people. 14.1% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.36 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 89% of American counties. 91% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 75 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 65% 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 61 and lows near 33, colder than 85% of American counties. About 18 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 17 out of 100, safer than 83% of American counties; the county has had 7 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 116 Mbps down, slower than 83% of American counties. There are 4 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 1.5 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.