Cost of Living in Wilson
Wilson's cost of living runs genuinely, extremely high on housing specifically, even as Wyoming's real statewide tax advantages apply directly.
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Learn moreExtreme, real housing costs dominate the picture
Wilson's $6.5 million median sale price and Teton County's $2.2 million countywide median both run dramatically above Wyoming's own ~$338,888 statewide typical home value (base record).
Wyoming's real 0% state income tax applies
Wyoming levies no state individual income tax at all -- a real, current, genuine statewide advantage that applies in Wilson (base record).
A genuinely low property tax RATE, but a high dollar bill
Teton County's effective property tax rate (~0.42%-0.53%) runs among the lowest in Wyoming, but the county's extreme home values still produce the highest median DOLLAR tax bill in the state (base record).
Teton County's own higher sales tax rate applies
Teton County levies a real, current 7% combined sales tax rate -- above both Wyoming's ~5.36%-5.39% statewide average and the ~7% national average this dataset cites elsewhere (base record).
Key takeaways
- Wilson's housing costs run dramatically above both Wyoming's statewide and national figures.
- Wyoming's real 0% state income tax applies statewide, including in Wilson.
- Teton County's low property tax RATE still yields the state's highest median dollar tax bill.
- Teton County's 7% combined sales tax rate runs above the statewide average.
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