State relocation profile · Federal data
Wyoming
Wyoming sits in the cheaper third of BEA RPP states, rent, wages, safety, schools and childcare below.
- 92.7
- Cost index (US=100)
- $1,043
- 2BR rent / mo
- $66,072
- Median salary
- 59.6
- Life Score
The verdict
As of June 2026, Wyoming ranks #7 of 51 scored US states on the composite Life Score (59.6/100, C-), with its strongest marks in safety and rent.
- #7 of 51
- Life Score among scored states
- 59.6
- Life Score · C-
- 92.7
- Cost of living (US=100)
- $66,072
- Median annual salary (BLS)
Weakest dimension: schools (8/100). State-level figures are a benchmark, individual metros can diverge sharply, so weigh each dimension against your own priorities.
According to PlainRelocate's state Life Score composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, and EPA inputs), Wyoming ranks #7 of 51 scored US states by Life Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 92.7 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,043/mo, median salary $66,072; Life Score 59.6/100 (C-), strongest in safety and rent.
Signature: Wyoming lists 2 MSAs; the state average is closer to a single-labor-market read.
Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP 92.7 lands in the cheaper third of US states (cuts at 93.3 / 100.7). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent averages $1,043/mo statewide, against a BLS median salary of $66,072.
Composite Life Score 59.6/100 (C-) puts Wyoming in the top third (#7 of 51).
Metro book is thin (2 MSAs); the statewide profile is closer to the labor market you will actually live in.
Life Score plate
Sheet WY · Wyoming 59.6/100 · C- · #7 of 51
LIFE-CM · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · RPP-CHEAP · LEAD-SAFETY · BOOK-FULL
- LIFE-CM Life Score C-
- RANK-TOP #7/51
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.7 pts
- RPP-CHEAP RPP 92.7
- LEAD-SAFETY Lead · safety
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 dims
Nearest Life Score peer: Kansas ( -0.7 pts)
Instrument codes from this state’s Life Score grade, corpus rank, peer gap, BEA RPP posture, lead dimension, and dimension book, not a moving recommendation.
Life Score neighbourhood around Wyoming
Lowest/highest poles plus states nearest Wyoming on composite Life Score. Full ladder: /rankings/.
Wyoming childcare costs
DOL state-average center rates for Wyoming (infant $8,502/yr leads the book).
Wyoming Life Score breakdown
Wyoming composites to 59.6/100 (C-) across 7 of 7 dimensions; corpus place #7 of 51.
Wyoming - Life Score dimensions
Percentile vs all US states (100 = best in the nation for that dimension)
- Safety
Safety
82 /100
- Rent
Rent
74 /100
- Cost of living
Cost of living
70 /100
- Childcare
Childcare
70 /100
- Environment
Environment
64 /100
- Wages
Wages
40 /100
- Schools 8
Schools
8 /100
What this shows Wyoming's strongest dimensions are safety and rent; its weakest among scored dims is schools at 8/100. Each dimension is a federal-data percentile; the composite folds 7 of 7 into one comparable figure.
States near Wyoming on cost or Life Score
Nearest neighbors to Wyoming on BEA RPP or composite Life Score, a different lens than the in-state metro list below.
Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)
Metros in Wyoming
Explore detailed relocation data for 2 metropolitan areas in Wyoming. Wyoming contains 2 metropolitan statistical areas in our dataset - Casper, Cheyenne - each with its own rent, wage and crime profile that can diverge sharply from the statewide average.
Casper metro · Compare metros · Cost vs quality · Methodology
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026
Wyoming cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Wyoming wages and safety follow BLS OEWS and FBI UCR. Research use only, verify at the agency source before you move.