Reasons to Live in Cheyenne, WY

If you are considering the possibility of moving to Wyoming, there are great reasons to live in Cheyenne, WY. Not only is Cheyenne a beautiful place, it is filled with culture, leisure and diversity.

Cheyenne has a population of around 60,900, a median family income of $64,785 per year and a low State sales tax rate of 4%. Cheyenne has also shown a positive job increase with a rise in job growth of 18.87% (Survey done by CNN Money during 2000-2011) The Cheyenne Median home price is $171,500 and the average property taxes is $1,300. Cheyenne also boasts high-quality schools. There are more reasons why it is a great choice to live in Cheyenne, WY, such as:

• 3 Nursery Schools and Kindergarten 
• 11 Day-care Centres
• 7 Preschool
• 27 Public Elementary Schools
• 7 Private Elementary Schools
• 3 Middle Schools (Junior High Schools)
• 3 High Schools

When it comes to the quality of life living in Cheyenne, WY our air quality index was ranked at 97, 8% of days AQI ranked as good. Our weather is wonderful; we have an annual rainfall of 15.45 inches. Our temperatures ranges from winter low temperatures of 14.8° to summer high temperatures of 81.9°  We have a low personal crime incident rate of only 2 incidents per 1000, and our property crime rate is only 37 incidents per 1000.  Only 5% of our population travel 45 minutes daily to work, as for the rest of us, our daily commute to work is on average only 12.5 minutes. Another great reason to live in Cheyenne, WY is that 3% of our population travel by means of walking or riding bikes.

More fantastic reasons to live in Cheyenne, WY are our superb Leisure and culture that is available. We can proudly say that we have:

• 2 Movie theatres (within 15 miles)
• 146 Restaurants (within 15 miles)  
• 16 Bars (within 15 miles) 
• 6 Public golf courses (within 30 miles) 
• 4 Libraries (within 15 miles) 
• 1 Museums that is accredited by AAM (within 30 miles) 
• 2 Ski resorts (within 100 miles)

There are many good reasons to live in Cheyenne, WY.  You will love the warm and friendly community.