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Fort Laramie, WY Housing Affordability Index

Fort Laramie, Wyoming has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 142.3 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 30th most affordable of 98 scored Wyoming cities, compared with 103.1 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $100,000 home with 20% down, the Wyoming average 30-year fixed rate of 7.26% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $546, or 17% of the city’s $39,615 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Fort Laramie is updated every night from live Wyoming mortgage rates and U.S. Census Bureau income, home value and housing cost data for the city. A score of 100 equals the national average; higher scores mean homeownership is more affordable.

Fort Laramie MBR-HAI 142.3 Highly Affordable
Rank in Wyoming 30 of 98 1 = most affordable
Wyoming 103.1 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.26% Wyoming lenders
Median home value $100,000 U.S. Census Bureau

Fort Laramie is 39.2 points above the Wyoming score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Wyoming index

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What It Takes to Buy in Fort Laramie

$546/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.26%
$23,400
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$39,615
Median Household Income
Wyoming: $76,176
2.5x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Wyoming: 4.1x
$736/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$929/yr
Median Property Tax
0.93% of median value
23.5%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
38.6%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024) for Fort Laramie, Wyoming. The rate is the Wyoming average 30-year fixed rate from MonitorBankRates, since lenders publish rates by state.

Cite the Fort Laramie Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Fort Laramie, Wyoming score: 142.3 (Highly Affordable), ranked 30 of 98 Wyoming cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/wyoming/fort-laramie”