Living in Sundance, WY

Crook County

Sundance is the real, current county seat of Crook County, Wyoming, sited along I-90 in the state's Black Hills region and the real, documented namesake of 'the Sundance Kid,' jailed in the town in 1888 -- a history the town commemorates with a bronze statue and the preserved original courtroom inside the Crook County Museum & Art Gallery. Sundance is also the real, current gateway to Devils Tower National Monument, the first national monument ever designated in the United States, located less than 30 miles from downtown. Sundance's population runs approximately 1,141 (up 10.5% since 2020), part of a broader growth trend across Crook County, Wyoming's fastest-growing county since the 2020 Census. Sundance's crime rate runs genuinely, substantially low (76% below the national average overall), and its senior (65+) population share (37.3%) runs dramatically above both Wyoming's own statewide figure and the national comparison figure, making Sundance a genuinely retiree-relevant market this record credits directly.

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Housing

Median sale price$398,555

Taxes

Local effective property tax rate0.58%

Not independently sourced at the Crook 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 Sundance-specific.

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The tradeoffs

Pros

Wyoming's real, current statewide tax advantages (no state income tax, a genuinely low 5.0% combined Crook County sales tax rate, and a 0.58% effective property tax rate) apply directly. Genuinely, substantially low crime across every measure cited this pass. Real, distinctive Old West and Devils Tower tourism identity. A dramatically above-average senior population share makes Sundance a genuinely retiree-relevant market.

Cons

A real, disclosed housing-figure spread between Zillow's average home value ($398,555) and a separate, higher April 2026 list-price citation ($575,000) that this record does not fully reconcile. A real, disclosed research gap on Sundance-specific climate, wildfire-incidence, and homeowners-insurance figures. Rural healthcare access, while anchored by a real, in-town critical access hospital, carries the same statewide Wyoming rural-access constraints documented in this project's wyoming.js record.

Who this fits

Best for: Best fits retirees and small-town, outdoor-recreation-focused movers drawn to genuine Old West heritage, Devils Tower proximity, low crime, and Wyoming's real statewide tax advantages.

Maybe not for you if: Probably not the right fit for movers who need a large, diversified local job market or extensive healthcare-specialist access close to home -- Sundance's real, small-town scale and Wyoming's own disclosed rural healthcare-access constraints are defining, not incidental.

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Last reviewed: 2026-09-02. Independent research; see individual metric entries above for source attribution. This is not financial, tax, or legal advice -- confirm current figures with a local professional before making a decision.