Cost Of Living in Wilson, WY

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Wilson	Wyoming	National
Cost of living	214	98	100
Goods & Services	118	98	100
Groceries	107	102	100
Health care	96	100	100
Housing	461	101	100
Transportation	100	94	100
Utilities	93	88	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Wilson is 118% higher than the Wyoming average
The cost of living in Wilson is 114% higher than the national average
Wilson housing is 361% higher than the national average
Wyoming general sales tax is 22% lower than the national average
Wyoming state income tax is 100% lower than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$121,042	$10,087	$2,824	$3,632
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Wyoming Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Wyoming	4%	6%

Wyoming Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Wyoming	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Wilson	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$34.17	$24.26	40.8%
Beauty Salon	$54.03	$45.56	18.6%
Toothpaste	$4.45	$3.70	20.3%
Shampoo	$1.24	$1.28	3.2%
Movie	$14.00	$12.13	15.4%
Bowling	$18.03	$18.00	0.1%

Groceries

Item	Wilson	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.67	$5.84	14.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.32	$1.57	16.2%
Milk	$4.91	$4.67	5.1%
Potatoes	$4.61	$4.93	6.5%
Pizza	$12.93	$12.09	7.0%
Beer	$11.39	$10.41	9.4%

Health Care

Item	Wilson	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$134.67	$125.68	7.1%
Doctor	$144.42	$135.78	6.4%
Dentist	$109.17	$113.29	3.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.94	$10.65	2.7%
Lipitor	$336.07	$468.60	28.3%

Housing

Item	Wilson	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$851,400.00	$184,700.00	361.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,780.77	$2,346.69	61.1%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Wilson	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.43	$3.46	0.8%
Tire Balancing	$60.29	$59.92	0.6%

Utilities

Item	Wilson	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$177.13	$193.99	8.7%
Phone	$182.36	$192.25	5.1%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Kelly, WY	183	108	8.5%
Teton Village, WY	738	108	8.5%
Victor, ID	2,317	119	18.9%
Jackson, WY	10,585	170	70.1%
Hoback, WY	2,103	174	74.3%
Wilson, WY	1,492	214	114.2%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Colma, CA	1,492	203	103.2%
Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan, ON	1,492	n/a
Laird No. 404, SK	1,492	n/a
Pierson, FL	1,491	92	7.8%
Bedford, IA	1,493	81	19.0%
Wilson, WY	1,492	214	114.2%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Wilson, WY