Cost of living in Rock Springs, Wyoming
Simple answer
Typical rent is $928 a month.
Rock Springs is a city in Wyoming. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $69,168 a year.
- People
- 23,127
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $928
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $69,168
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $256,200
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $999
- Sweetwater County, WY
Rock Springs, Wyoming has about 23,127 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $256,200.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Sweetwater County is $999 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Rock Springs. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Wyoming's prices sit at 92.7 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Wyoming does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 5.6% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Rock Springs's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Wyoming home paid 14.36¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Rock Springs's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Wyoming in the table we use.
Among 49 places we list in Wyoming with a rent figure, 20 have higher typical rent than Rock Springs.
Nearby places
- North Rock SpringsCompare with Rock Springs
- Green River
Typical rent $921
Compare with Rock Springs - Lyman
Typical rent $1,150
Compare with Rock Springs - Mountain View
Typical rent $828
Compare with Rock Springs - Kemmerer
Typical rent $824
Compare with Rock Springs - Maeser
Typical rent $794
Compare with Rock Springs - Vernal
Typical rent $934
- Naples
Typical rent $1,332
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Wyoming
Bigger places in Wyoming
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.