Living in Diamondville, WY
Lincoln County
Diamondville is a real, current Lincoln County town in southwest Wyoming, sitting directly adjacent to (and often described as effectively a suburb of) Kemmerer, this project's own Lincoln County Tier A record. Diamondville's real, distinctive identity is coal-mining heritage: coal was discovered near the Hams Fork River in 1868, and the Diamond Coal and Coke Company built Diamondville specifically to house its own miners -- a real, disclosed structural contrast with independently founded Kemmerer next door, where lots were sold to private buyers and merchants like James Cash Penney set up shop. The Diamondville mine operated until August 1930. Diamondville's population runs 520 residents (2020 Census), and housing runs genuinely, dramatically affordable, with a disclosed $144,600-$158,514 cross-source range, well below the roughly $408,776 national median this dataset cites elsewhere. Diamondville residents genuinely share direct, practical access to neighboring Kemmerer's broader economy, including the real, current TerraPower Natrium nuclear-energy construction project. Lincoln County's own approximately 0.59% effective property tax rate runs well below the national median, and Wyoming's constitutionally absolute lack of a state income tax applies fully.
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Taxes
Not independently sourced at the Lincoln County level this session. Wyoming carries no income tax statewide. See the Wyoming hub page for the statewide property tax context -- do not treat that figure as Diamondville-specific.
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Pros
A real, distinctive coal-mining heritage identity with a genuinely documented company-town founding story. Dramatically affordable housing well below the national median. Direct, practical access to neighboring Kemmerer's substantial TerraPower Natrium nuclear-energy construction economy and Fossil Butte National Monument tourism. Wyoming's real, current combination of no state income tax and a low effective property tax rate.
Cons
A real, disclosed research gap on Diamondville-specific crime, school performance, and cost-of-living data distinct from Lincoln County's general profile. A genuinely small population, and a town whose own standalone commercial base is limited relative to its larger neighbor Kemmerer.
Who this fits
Best for: Best fits movers drawn to a genuinely distinctive, historic small Wyoming coal town with direct, practical access to Kemmerer's broader economy and amenities, who prioritize dramatic housing affordability and Wyoming's low-tax structure.
Maybe not for you if: Probably not the right fit for movers who need confirmed, sourced local crime or school data before deciding, or who want a fully independent town commercial base rather than one that leans on a directly adjacent, larger neighbor.
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