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Cost of living in Sheridan, Wyoming

Sheridan, Wyoming has about 19,285 people. Typical rent is $936 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $62,867 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.

Ranked #12 in Wyoming on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.

Simple answer

Typical rent is $936 a month.

Sheridan is a city in Wyoming. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $62,867 a year.

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People
19,285
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$936
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$62,867
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$340,600
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,168
Sheridan County, WY

Sheridan, Wyoming has about 19,285 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $340,600.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Sheridan County is $1,168 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Sheridan. 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 Sheridan'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 Sheridan'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, 19 have higher typical rent than Sheridan.

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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.