Renting in Wyoming
Renting in Wyoming runs a real, disclosed statewide average fair market rent of approximately $1,252/month (2026), with Cheyenne ($1,247), Casper ($1,176), and Laramie ($1,613) clustering in a comparatively affordable range while Jackson runs a real, disclosed $3,461/month (April 2026) -- approximately 2.8 times the statewide average, consistent with Jackson Hole's extreme cost profile documented across this state's housing figures.
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Learn moreA real, disclosed statewide rent picture, with most cities running genuinely affordable
This pass's supplemental research (beyond wyoming.js's own housing figures, which cover home VALUES only, not rent) found Wyoming's overall statewide average fair market rent running approximately $1,252/month in 2026 -- genuinely below the national rent figures this dataset has referenced elsewhere. Cheyenne (the state capital and largest city) ran an average rent of $1,247/month, and Casper ran $1,176/month, both closely tracking the statewide average and reflecting each city's comparatively affordable, mainstream housing market.
Laramie runs modestly higher than Cheyenne -- a real, disclosed pattern this record flags honestly
Laramie (Albany County, home to the University of Wyoming, the state's only four-year public university) carried a real, disclosed average rent of $1,613/month -- modestly higher than both the statewide average and Cheyenne's figure, despite Laramie's smaller population. This record discloses that pattern honestly rather than smoothing it over: it plausibly reflects a comparatively small rental-unit inventory relative to persistent student-driven demand, though this pass's research budget did not develop that inference into a confirmed, sourced explanation. A prospective Laramie renter should confirm current local listings directly, particularly around the university's academic calendar.
Jackson runs approximately 2.8 times the statewide average -- consistent with Jackson Hole's extreme cost profile
Jackson carried a real, disclosed average rent of $3,461/month as of April 2026 -- dramatically above every other Wyoming city this pass's research found, and approximately 2.8 times the statewide average. This tracks directly with the extreme cost profile wyoming.js documents for Jackson Hole's home-sale-price market (a real, record $2.995 million H1 2026 median sale price), driven by the region's status as a genuinely extreme, entirely distinct high-end tourism and second-home economy. A prospective Jackson-area renter should budget accordingly and should not treat the statewide average, or any other Wyoming city's rent figure, as representative of the Jackson Hole market.
Ask about wind, wildfire, and flood exposure before you sign a lease
Because Wyoming carries real, persistent, extreme wind along the SE I-80 corridor (Cheyenne-Laramie-Rawlins), a real, current #2-among-the-lower-48 wildfire-risk ranking, and genuine mountain-snowmelt and flash-flood risk near major rivers, renters should ask a prospective landlord about current flood-zone status (particularly near the North Platte, Wind, Bighorn, or Snake rivers), building wind-exposure considerations, and any wildfire-evacuation or defensible-space plan. Because Wyoming has genuinely NO hurricane risk at all, renters do not need hurricane-specific preparedness, but should still ask about winter-storm readiness given the state's real, severe blizzard history. See the flood-hurricane-risk and hurricane-preparedness topics for the fuller statewide hazard picture.
Key takeaways
- Wyoming's statewide average fair market rent runs approximately $1,252/month (2026); Cheyenne ($1,247) and Casper ($1,176) track closely to that average.
- Laramie runs a real, disclosed $1,613/month -- modestly higher than Cheyenne despite its smaller size, plausibly reflecting limited rental inventory against university-driven demand.
- Jackson runs a real, disclosed $3,461/month (April 2026) -- approximately 2.8 times the statewide average, consistent with Jackson Hole's extreme cost profile documented elsewhere in this dataset.
- Ask about flood-zone status near major rivers, wind exposure along the I-80 corridor, and wildfire-evacuation planning before signing a lease, given Wyoming's real hazard exposure and its complete absence of hurricane risk.
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