What is the cost of living in Cheyenne?

Cheyenne has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 96.5, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 89.8, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,174/month.

What is the median salary in Cheyenne?

The median salary in Cheyenne is $64,093 annually (mean: $66,742). Top occupations include Stockers and Order Fillers, Retail Salespersons, Fast Food and Counter Workers.

How safe is Cheyenne?

The violent crime rate in the Cheyenne area is 191 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 1188 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Cheyenne?

The state of WY has 351 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. Charter schools make up 1.4% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Cheyenne?

Infant center-based childcare in the Cheyenne area averages $8,502 per year. Preschool averages $7,689/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Cheyenne a good place to relocate?

Cheyenne has a Life Score of 56.5/100 (C-), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is an above-average score, Cheyenne outperforms most scored metros on the combined measure.

Where does Cheyenne sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Cheyenne ranks #58 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Cheyenne, WY

LiveAbility 59.8/100 places Cheyenne #58 of 387 (top third of scored metros).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

96.5
Cost index (US=100): $1,174
2BR rent / mo: $64,093
Median salary: 59.8
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Cheyenne ranks #58 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (59.8/100), with its strongest marks in schools and safety.

#58
of 387 US metros · Excellent: 587,618
metro-area population: 191
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 351
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: climate (2/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Cheyenne ranks #58 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 96.5 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,174/mo, median salary $64,093; LiveAbility Score 59.8/100, strongest in schools and safety.

Signature: LiveAbility 59.8/100 places Cheyenne #58 of 387 (top third of scored metros).

Purchasing power sits mid-band: BEA RPP 96.5 between corpus terciles 91.5 and 97.0. Median 2BR rent $1,174/mo.

LiveAbility 59.8/100 puts Cheyenne in the top third (#58 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Cheyenne area is 42,290.

Cheyenne vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

60 Top 16% higher than 84% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Cheyenne housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Cheyenne MSA; housing RPP 89.8 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,174/mo.

Studio

$809

/month

1 Bedroom

$917

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,174

/month

3 Bedroom

$1,633

/month

4 Bedroom

$1,969

/month

Cheyenne wages and employment

Cheyenne posts 42,290 total employment with median salary $64,093.

Median Salary

$64,093

Mean Salary

$66,742

Total Employment

42,290

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Stockers and Order Fillers	$46,900
Retail Salespersons	$34,070
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$28,720
General and Operations Managers	$97,980
Registered Nurses	$94,540

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Cheyenne area from NCES.

Schools

351

Enrollment

89,452

Student:Teacher

11.4:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Cheyenne area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$8,502

per year

Toddler (Center)

$7,656

per year

Preschool (Center)

$7,689

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Cheyenne's composite Life Score is 56.5/100 (C-), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

35/100

Below average

Wages

63/100

Above average

Rent

69/100

Strong

Crime

88/100

Elite

Schools

2/100

Bottom decile

Childcare

63/100

Above average

Environment

67/100

Strong

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Cheyenne ranks #58 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 59.8/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Schools (98/100)

Schools

98
Safety

88
Low hazard

70
Housing

69
Job market

63
Air quality

43
Cost of living

36
Climate

2

What this shows Cheyenne's strongest dimensions are schools and safety; its weakest among scored dims is climate at 2/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Cheyenne on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Cheyenne on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Cheyenne cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Cheyenne wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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Cheyenne runs a $64,093 median salary at a 96.5 cost index, ranking #58 of 387 nationally on LiveAbility.

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