Cost of Living in Upton
Upton's cost of living runs genuinely favorable on housing and income tax, alongside a real, disclosed, modestly higher property tax rate this record discloses directly.
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The 82730 ZIP code's $244,776 Zillow-cited average value runs well below Wyoming's own statewide figures and nearby Gillette's $310,291 average (base record).
Wyoming's real, current 0% state income tax applies
Wyoming's Constitution forbids a state individual income tax outright -- a real, current, and genuine statewide advantage that applies in Upton (base record).
A genuinely low baseline combined sales tax rate
Weston County's baseline combined sales tax rate ran a real, current 5.0% (Wyoming's 4.00% state rate plus the county's 1.00% local option rate); a separate citation noted a 6% maximum specific to Newcastle, not confirmed for Upton (base record).
A real, disclosed, modestly above-anchor property tax rate
Weston County's effective property tax rate ran 0.68% per Ownwell -- modestly above both Wyoming's own 0.53% statewide anchor and neighboring Crook County's 0.58% rate, though still well below the national median (base record).
Key takeaways
- Upton's housing costs run genuinely below Wyoming's own statewide figures and nearby Gillette.
- Wyoming's real 0% state income tax applies statewide, including in Upton.
- Weston County's baseline combined sales tax rate runs a genuinely low 5.0%.
- Weston County's 0.68% property tax rate runs modestly above Wyoming's own statewide anchor, though still well below the national median.
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