We retired to Laramie a couple years ago and love it. Yes the winters can be a bit long but the summers are primo. The all time record high in Laramie is 94 degrees. My wife is from Florida and had a hard time realizing that she would never again see triple digit temperatures unless we were traveling. She has fallen in love with Wyoming in general and Laramie in particular. Also, if you need a bigger town Cheyene is 45 minutes away, Ft. Collins, CO, about an hour, and Denver and Denver International Airport about 2 hours. Also, Laramie punches above its weight culturally because of the University. Plus great outdoor areas close at hand. Real estate prices are going up though.
The price of land, and homes is much higher than most people realize, I'm retired myself. I considered several properties in the west and northwest area of Wyoming, I almost purchased a ranch, but decided to stay in my home state. I prefer Wyoming because I enjoy the seclusion, and privacy that some properties have. I love the outdoors myself, and live in The Great Smoky Mountains National Park area of Tennessee. My wife and I have 5 current properties, and 1 of them will be put up for sale hopefully by the spring of 2023? We get out, and do lots of outdoor activities even in the winter time: we were both born for the outdoors. We get to see black bears, Elks, and numerous other wild life, we don't have Grizzly bears, thank goodness because we also have tourist doing ill advised things around black bear sows with cubs. We will keep our eyes out because Wyoming does have some very good properties for sale, and if your a younger generation and are looking for work: your best bet is to move to the Eastern part of Wyoming as they have some very good jobs there. We are looking into Western & Northwestern Wyoming because of the elevation, terrain of more privacy because we are both retired.
Was going to use your site to look for homes, but since it REQUIRES me to log in and forces me to give my personal info up front even before I have found something I am interested in, I'll use another realtor site.
If I could talk my wife to moving back to Wyoming...We lived in and around in Cheyenne for over 21 years from 1974 to 1995. We reside in the state of MS currently. So tired of the extreme heat, humidity and social issues. We are now in our 70's and health care is a consideration. I can handle the cold but the extreme winds are a consideration as well. Prices have increased so much in and around Cheyenne and Laramie. Finding a smaller home then we have now yet with an acre or two at a moderate price is a challenge. We visited Cheyenne last Sept, (2021) I fell back in love with the area. Thanks for the video.
Love your podcasts Alisha!!! I'm in Michigan's Upper Peninsula so winter is enjoyable for me. Love Wyoming and really want to explore more to buy something with acreage next to large tracts of public land.
Loving these videos. I want to retire to Wyoming and that’s how I found your videos. I have 10 years till retirement, so I’m starting the planning early. I’d like to get land up there ahead of time, or a house and land that can possibly be Vrbo in the mean time that I can go enjoy a couple times a year till retirement. I don’t know if there is a market for that, to cover the cost or where their is a market for that. I know here in Az there is a lot, but this state is also packed full of people. To much people. I miss the AZ of decades ago, when we weren’t this packed. That’s why Wyoming calls me. I know it will never be a packed state and that’s appealing. It’s also conservative. Sadly all the north east and left coast transplants are destroying AZ on all metrics. The crime itself is just out of control.
Alisha I went to WY last May looking in rock springs and green river areas. Property values too high. Cody area absolutely crazy And Casper also high. I ended up moving to N.E Tennessee. Prices more reasonable and Property taxes ridiculous low. Only $293 for 2021. But I'll certainly visit WY again. 😊
That's funny. I was thinking about the opposite. I live in TN and was considering WY at one point. Probably gonna stay in TN since it's risky in this crazy socioeconomic atmosphere we're all going through. My wife wouldn't like the extreme cold and not sure how well I would do in my current profession in WY.
I like harsh winters. Imagine a blizzardly - if that is a word- evening. You've chosen either fondue de fromage or chugwater chili. Now, that's living.
Hello, I have a question. I work for the VA. And i might be taking a job in Sheridan. Can you tell me a little about that town. You Tube does some justice, but we may need an apartment until i get a house. Also, since i'm a bit older, i have 8 more yrs until i retire and would love to retire in Sheridan..
What about the wildlife? Bears or mountain lions when you hike and fish? What are the precautions? What should we know? Have you seen any bears while fishing or hiking?
I'm thinking about retiring in Wyoming. However, whether I do or not depends on how many others want to move and retire there. I'm the kind of person who doesn't like being around a whole lot of people, and wherever I do retire - if it's in the United States, anyway - is any place no one else wants to move to.
I've already purchased my retirement home in Wyoming. 779 days from now I can do the full time move and enjoy Wyoming living. Few people, great outdoors and surrounded by BLM land to enjoy and use for fishing, hunting, camping, hiking, etc..
I didn’t know how to go about messaging you, but I wanted to ask you on the opposite side of this…Would you say Wyoming is good for young folks and young professionals?? The age I’m thinking is 21 to 35 are their things to do and jobs to offer??
Hey Alisha, I might be looking to retire somewhere in Wyoming. I'm thinking about Sheridan, Cody, or maybe Freedom or Afton. Do you do business in those areas?
@@alishacollinsrealestate Hey Alisha I would like the name of an agent if possible. I wa also wondering if the entire state is super anti-wolf. I got really bad scoldings from a realtor on the west side for even asking about wolves.
@@julieedmondson7761 Not everyone in Wyoming is anti-wolf. Some are but others are pro-wolf. It tends to generally follow the politics of the area. In the more conservative areas conservation issues, like wolves, tend to get tied to political views. In areas that are not as conservative, e.g. Jackson, there are more folk who tend toward favoring conservation issues including wolves. However, you feel, pro or anti, if you keep your opinions to yourself you should do fine. BTW, wolves are concentrated in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in the NW part of the state and only very occasionally occur or are seen in other areas. There was one who made it from the GYE down the Colorado a few years ago.
@@georgem7965 Hey George thank you for the reply. I guess I'll just have to get over there and find my place (so to speak).I did speak with a realtor in the Jackson area and when I mentioned wolves she told me that the populace there hates wolves and told me that if I was pro-wolf I would be shunned and no-one would talk to me so thank you for the advice I will definitely keep that in mind. Take care :)
As some how lived in Gillette for 20 years I can I can be very to the point on this Most of Wyoming is prairie lots of it 9 months of hard winters 3 months summers With a tornado or two each season Wind blows 350 days a year it seems like Gillette it doesn’t mater what direction you leave town you got a least 150 miles to drive Before you get to anything real Tax cuts low property tax and work when there is work is not worth it to waste you life in
Wyoming land prices are outrageous. Wyoming claims be the equality state; Being a combat disabled veteran rated at 100% Permanent and Total I can B.S.! The State of Wyoming should be ashamed of themselves for their treatment of veterans, disabled veterans.
Folks, hold off for a year. The real estate market is in a free fall worse than 2008. Sellers will be dropping their prices back down to reality when they realize that artificial created bubble is about to burst!
Is this really happening? Want to retire in Wyoming but don't have a lot money...enough to live on but have to watch my pennies. Don't need much to make me happy.
I’m fascinated to fly in and out of the amazing backcountry airstrips of Wyoming. Trouble is, as a French resident I can’t do it right now because I’m not even allowed into the USA as I refused the poison jabs touted by the criminal snake oil salesmen over there in the WH. So I’ll spend my money elsewhere, not a problem.
As long as the people that move there, stop trying to change their new state into the state they left, we have that issue in Texas, to many move here from California, then continue to vote for the same polices that ruined their previous state .
Wyoming is probably one of the worst places to retire, winters are brutal, blizzards, non stop freezing winds and ice make driving dangerous, its also one of the most expensive places to retire, to rent even a small apartment is well over $1000 to $ 2000 per month, Utility bills are insane, $ 500 to over $ 1000 per month is common, I lived in Wyoming for 27 years and because I wanted to retire I moved to beautiful East, Texas, we love it here, clean quiet, we are out in the country, its just beautiful, Wyoming has been falling apart for the last 4 years, Sky High Prices for gas, food, utilities, property taxes are just like California, or Florida, Super High, The Internet, Cell phones, Dish TV , many times goes down, for days, and weeks on end, and in some areas its not even there, There are many much better places to Retire Than Wyoming, The Restaurants are awful in the State, There are lots of Scams and Cons run on Retiree's in Wyoming be very careful,
I grew up in Wyoming, born and raised. I am calling you out a lier. Show me utility bills that high from wyoming. I left Wyoming 30 years ago and am returning to retire because of the great weather and low cost of living. I have also lived in east Texas, Sulpher Springs, no countryside unless you count a few feet between you and your neighbor and out of control drug problems. Hope your happy with the low cost of living in your trailer park.
Hey Jack you sound like your not sure what your doing, Wyoming has many more serious problems than East Texas, You lived in Sulpher Springs ? Thats a nice area too bad you couldnt afford to live in a better part of town, We have friends that live in Sulpher Springs, they love it, they have a nice house out in the country, I dont live in a Trailer Park Jack, I own a beautiful 2 story log home, on close to over 90 acres, I live in the country, living here is 100 times better than Wyoming, Drugs? Thats pretty funny, Wyoming has a serious out of control drug problem and has for years. You sound like your mad you couldnt make it in East Texas, Hope your happy living in a crazy expensive place, We love it here, People are moving out of Wyoming in larger ad larger numbers, and guess where lots and lots of them move to ? You guessed it Jack Texas, Yep, much better place to live.
@@nwsvndryou’ve been conditioned to hate him. I literally used to hate him too. This is why the media industrial complex only talks bad about him. So naturally, if you like him you are going against the norm. It’s a great thing though when you wake up from all the lies and propaganda and realize “orange man bad” is just groupthink.
@@alishacollinsrealestate I know, Alisha. I live here. But Wyoming is the best kept secret in America and we don’t need a ton of people retiring here!!!
@@fabfrenchies1974 The thing is I live in Wyoming and it is a great state. So it is my business who comes here. We don’t want people to come if they are planning to ruin our state like they’ve done every other place in America!
Wyoming is beautiful , Montana is beautiful , and Idaho was beautiful , But for the average person its very expensive and unaffordable . For those who just want a peaceful life style . And are Not rich .
We retired to Laramie a couple years ago and love it. Yes the winters can be a bit long but the summers are primo. The all time record high in Laramie is 94 degrees. My wife is from Florida and had a hard time realizing that she would never again see triple digit temperatures unless we were traveling. She has fallen in love with Wyoming in general and Laramie in particular. Also, if you need a bigger town Cheyene is 45 minutes away, Ft. Collins, CO, about an hour, and Denver and Denver International Airport about 2 hours. Also, Laramie punches above its weight culturally because of the University. Plus great outdoor areas close at hand. Real estate prices are going up though.
Thanks for watching. Glad you love it in Laramie! I lived there for 6 years going to University of Wyoming and loved it too!
Stay away
No state income and constitutional carry is all I need
The price of land, and homes is much higher than most people realize, I'm retired myself. I considered several properties in the west and northwest area of Wyoming, I almost purchased a ranch, but decided to stay in my home state. I prefer Wyoming because I enjoy the seclusion, and privacy that some properties have. I love the outdoors myself, and live in The Great Smoky Mountains National Park area of Tennessee. My wife and I have 5 current properties, and 1 of them will be put up for sale hopefully by the spring of 2023? We get out, and do lots of outdoor activities even in the winter time: we were both born for the outdoors. We get to see black bears, Elks, and numerous other wild life, we don't have Grizzly bears, thank goodness because we also have tourist doing ill advised things around black bear sows with cubs. We will keep our eyes out because Wyoming does have some very good properties for sale, and if your a younger generation and are looking for work: your best bet is to move to the Eastern part of Wyoming as they have some very good jobs there. We are looking into Western & Northwestern Wyoming because of the elevation, terrain of more privacy because we are both retired.
SoCal & Evanston. Will be retiring in Evanston. Still close to a metropolitan area (SLC) but has the beautiful quaint small town vibe.
Was going to use your site to look for homes, but since it REQUIRES me to log in and forces me to give my personal info up front even before I have found something I am interested in, I'll use another realtor site.
If I could talk my wife to moving back to Wyoming...We lived in and around in Cheyenne for over 21 years from 1974 to 1995. We reside in the state of MS currently. So tired of the extreme heat, humidity and social issues. We are now in our 70's and health care is a consideration. I can handle the cold but the extreme winds are a consideration as well. Prices have increased so much in and around Cheyenne and Laramie. Finding a smaller home then we have now yet with an acre or two at a moderate price is a challenge. We visited Cheyenne last Sept, (2021) I fell back in love with the area. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching!
Great Videos, thank you.. finding health insurance is absolutely a big problem. Still trying to figure it out . Uuggh
Love your podcasts Alisha!!! I'm in Michigan's Upper Peninsula so winter is enjoyable for me. Love Wyoming and really want to explore more to buy something with acreage next to large tracts of public land.
Michigan's Upper Peninsula sounds like a winter paradise! I would love to help you find something here! send me an email, alisha@casperpowerhouse.com
Great talk - thanks 🍻
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I just want a small log cabin w/ land in Wyoming to write my books and songs. Also take part in all the winter and summer sports.
Loving these videos. I want to retire to Wyoming and that’s how I found your videos. I have 10 years till retirement, so I’m starting the planning early. I’d like to get land up there ahead of time, or a house and land that can possibly be Vrbo in the mean time that I can go enjoy a couple times a year till retirement. I don’t know if there is a market for that, to cover the cost or where their is a market for that. I know here in Az there is a lot, but this state is also packed full of people. To much people. I miss the AZ of decades ago, when we weren’t this packed. That’s why Wyoming calls me. I know it will never be a packed state and that’s appealing. It’s also conservative. Sadly all the north east and left coast transplants are destroying AZ on all metrics. The crime itself is just out of control.
Thank you so much for watching! Feel free to email or call me if you want to chat more about land and a possible Vrbo. Thanks for watching!
What are property taxes and Home insurance costs
The Wyoming Legislature needs to vote into STATE LAW: 100% Property Tax Exemption for Service Disabled Veterans who are rated 100%, Permanent & Total.
How is living in the Sheridan area like?
Thanks for bein honest about the healthcare. It is one of my biggest concerns to have good and quick access to it
It is getting better and better! I am going to do a full video on it soon
@@alishacollinsrealestate good!
Alisha I went to WY last May looking in rock springs and green river areas. Property values too high. Cody area absolutely crazy And Casper also high. I ended up moving to N.E Tennessee. Prices more reasonable and Property taxes ridiculous low. Only $293 for 2021. But I'll certainly visit WY again. 😊
What is the average sales price where you moved? Thank you for watching!
@@alishacollinsrealestate About 200K. You are welcome 😊. Enjoy your content 😊.
@@Retiredmco What size home do you get for 200k in that area?
@@devon932001 1500sq ft
That's funny. I was thinking about the opposite. I live in TN and was considering WY at one point. Probably gonna stay in TN since it's risky in this crazy socioeconomic atmosphere we're all going through. My wife wouldn't like the extreme cold and not sure how well I would do in my current profession in WY.
I like harsh winters. Imagine a blizzardly - if that is a word- evening. You've chosen either fondue de fromage or chugwater chili. Now, that's living.
i'll be looking you up. Been researching Wyoming Property and Business. You might be able to help me.
Hello,
I have a question. I work for the VA. And i might be taking a job in Sheridan. Can you tell me a little about that town. You Tube does some justice, but we may need an apartment until i get a house. Also, since i'm a bit older, i have 8 more yrs until i retire and would love to retire in Sheridan..
Love it! Definitely a place to retire!
What about the wildlife? Bears or mountain lions when you hike and fish? What are the precautions? What should we know? Have you seen any bears while fishing or hiking?
Yes, all of the above. Carry bear spray with you and be aware of your surroundings.
Evanston ?
I'm thinking about retiring in Wyoming. However, whether I do or not depends on how many others want to move and retire there. I'm the kind of person who doesn't like being around a whole lot of people, and wherever I do retire - if it's in the United States, anyway - is any place no one else wants to move to.
I'm sure you will find the perfect place for you! Thanks for watching!
@@alishacollinsrealestate Thank you. I'll keep Wyoming in mind.
I've already purchased my retirement home in Wyoming. 779 days from now I can do the full time move and enjoy Wyoming living. Few people, great outdoors and surrounded by BLM land to enjoy and use for fishing, hunting, camping, hiking, etc..
That is so exciting! Congrats! thank you for watching!
All I hear is music?
Is the state dog friendly? Are you allowed to take your dog on hiking trails?
Yeah it’s even better bc you don’t need a leash. Wide open spaces and no people.
I didn’t know how to go about messaging you, but I wanted to ask you on the opposite side of this…Would you say Wyoming is good for young folks and young professionals?? The age I’m thinking is 21 to 35 are their things to do and jobs to offer??
No. It’s mostly old people!
Amen. Gods country
Train service?
No, we have public buses for around town.
Hey Alisha, I might be looking to retire somewhere in Wyoming. I'm thinking about Sheridan, Cody, or maybe Freedom or Afton. Do you do business in those areas?
No I don't but I can find you a great agent. I know quite a few agents around the state! Thank you for watching!
@@alishacollinsrealestate Hey Alisha thanks for the reply. If you could give me the name of an agent(s) that would be great! 😊
@@alishacollinsrealestate Hey Alisha I would like the name of an agent if possible. I wa also wondering if the entire state is super anti-wolf. I got really bad scoldings from a realtor on the west side for even asking about wolves.
@@julieedmondson7761 Not everyone in Wyoming is anti-wolf. Some are but others are pro-wolf. It tends to generally follow the politics of the area. In the more conservative areas conservation issues, like wolves, tend to get tied to political views. In areas that are not as conservative, e.g. Jackson, there are more folk who tend toward favoring conservation issues including wolves. However, you feel, pro or anti, if you keep your opinions to yourself you should do fine. BTW, wolves are concentrated in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in the NW part of the state and only very occasionally occur or are seen in other areas. There was one who made it from the GYE down the Colorado a few years ago.
@@georgem7965 Hey George thank you for the reply. I guess I'll just have to get over there and find my place (so to speak).I did speak with a realtor in the Jackson area and when I mentioned wolves she told me that the populace there hates wolves and told me that if I was pro-wolf I would be shunned and no-one would talk to me so thank you for the advice I will definitely keep that in mind. Take care :)
Tried emailing you but the address doesn't work?
Did you try alisha@casperpowerhouse.com ?
As some how lived in Gillette for 20 years
I can I can be very to the point on this
Most of Wyoming is prairie lots of it
9 months of hard winters 3 months summers
With a tornado or two each season
Wind blows 350 days a year it seems like
Gillette it doesn’t mater what direction you leave town you got a least 150 miles to drive
Before you get to anything real
Tax cuts low property tax and work when there is work is not worth it to waste you life in
9 months of winter? BS. 3 months of mostly mild winter with an occasional cold snap here and there.
Not if you need good medical...
Please get rid of the background music, it is not needed when you are talking.
There is a glitch in some people’s RUclipss that makes the music loud. So sorry. Thanks for trying to watch
Wyoming land prices are outrageous. Wyoming claims be the equality state; Being a combat disabled veteran rated at 100% Permanent and Total I can B.S.! The State of Wyoming should be ashamed of themselves for their treatment of veterans, disabled veterans.
Folks, hold off for a year. The real estate market is in a free fall worse than 2008. Sellers will be dropping their prices back down to reality when they realize that artificial created bubble is about to burst!
Is this really happening? Want to retire in Wyoming but don't have a lot money...enough to live on but have to watch my pennies. Don't need much to make me happy.
I’m fascinated to fly in and out of the amazing backcountry airstrips of Wyoming. Trouble is, as a French resident I can’t do it right now because I’m not even allowed into the USA as I refused the poison jabs touted by the criminal snake oil salesmen over there in the WH. So I’ll spend my money elsewhere, not a problem.
The jab requirement was just lifted. You can fly to the US without it now 😊
I will live in a container. Cheap and safe!
As long as the people that move there, stop trying to change their new state into the state they left, we have that issue in Texas, to many move here from California, then continue to vote for the same polices that ruined their previous state .
Wyoming is probably one of the worst places to retire, winters are brutal, blizzards, non stop freezing winds and ice make driving dangerous, its also one of the most expensive places to retire, to rent even a small apartment is well over $1000 to $ 2000 per month, Utility bills are insane, $ 500 to over $ 1000 per month is common, I lived in Wyoming for 27 years and because I wanted to retire I moved to beautiful East, Texas, we love it here, clean quiet, we are out in the country, its just beautiful, Wyoming has been falling apart for the last 4 years, Sky High Prices for gas, food, utilities, property taxes are just like California, or Florida, Super High, The Internet, Cell phones, Dish TV , many times goes down, for days, and weeks on end, and in some areas its not even there, There are many much better places to Retire Than Wyoming, The Restaurants are awful in the State, There are lots of Scams and Cons run on Retiree's in Wyoming be very careful,
I grew up in Wyoming, born and raised. I am calling you out a lier. Show me utility bills that high from wyoming. I left Wyoming 30 years ago and am returning to retire because of the great weather and low cost of living. I have also lived in east Texas, Sulpher Springs, no countryside unless you count a few feet between you and your neighbor and out of control drug problems. Hope your happy with the low cost of living in your trailer park.
30 Years ago ? Wow, I lived there for 30 years and Utility bills are sky high,
Show me a $500 plus bill you lier
Hey Jack you sound like your not sure what your doing, Wyoming has many more serious problems than East Texas, You lived in Sulpher Springs ? Thats a nice area too bad you couldnt afford to live in a better part of town, We have friends that live in Sulpher Springs, they love it, they have a nice house out in the country, I dont live in a Trailer Park Jack, I own a beautiful 2 story log home, on close to over 90 acres, I live in the country, living here is 100 times better than Wyoming, Drugs? Thats pretty funny, Wyoming has a serious out of control drug problem and has for years. You sound like your mad you couldnt make it in East Texas, Hope your happy living in a crazy expensive place, We love it here, People are moving out of Wyoming in larger ad larger numbers, and guess where lots and lots of them move to ? You guessed it Jack Texas, Yep, much better place to live.
Lol, still wanting to see that utility bill?@@brooksbrown580
Sounds like a nice inexpensive place to live and to get away from people
600 thousand dollars homes are Not inexpensive !! For the average person . I've looked into Wyoming and the cost of living !! Housing ..
@@brianarnold4368 that’s Jackson, no other place in the state is that expensive unless you are buying a mansion.
TRUMP STATE ❤️❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍. SKIING TOO👍👍❤️❤️
Heck yes! Thank you for watching!
@@nwsvndryou’ve been conditioned to hate him. I literally used to hate him too. This is why the media industrial complex only talks bad about him. So naturally, if you like him you are going against the norm. It’s a great thing though when you wake up from all the lies and propaganda and realize “orange man bad” is just groupthink.
Nope it’s awful stay away
Nobody wants to live in Wyoming! The weather is horrible!!!
today it is gorgeous! Thank you for watching!
@@alishacollinsrealestate I know, Alisha. I live here. But Wyoming is the best kept secret in America and we don’t need a ton of people retiring here!!!
I see you are in Real Estate. Please stop!
@@saramcdowell4735 You could take a class in minding your own business! It really helps people to work with you, or understand some of your problems.
@@fabfrenchies1974 The thing is I live in Wyoming and it is a great state. So it is my business who comes here. We don’t want people to come if they are planning to ruin our state like they’ve done every other place in America!
Wyoming is beautiful , Montana is beautiful , and Idaho was beautiful , But for the average person its very expensive and unaffordable . For those who just want a peaceful life style . And are Not rich .