The 10 Most Miserable Cities In Wyoming For 2023


The most miserable cities in Wyoming are Glenrock and Green River for 2023 based on Saturday Night Science.

Do you live in one of the most miserable places in Wyoming?

Only a third of Wyomingites say they are truly happy. That’s too bad, considering that folks in Wyoming don’t really have it too bad in the grand scheme of things.

But, we were curious – which Wyoming cities might be the most miserable? We’re about to find out, using Saturday Night Science and data.

After analyzing the 31 largest cities, we sadly present the most miserable cities in the Equality State.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


The 10 Most Miserable Places In Wyoming

  1. Glenrock
  2. Green River
  3. Mills
  4. Bar Nunn
  5. Evansville
  6. Evanston
  7. Greybull
  8. Newcastle
  9. Gillette
  10. Rock Springs

Read on below to see how we crunched the numbers and how your town ranked. If you have a smile on your face, you probably don’t live in one of these cities.

Oh, and by the way, Cody is the happiest place in Wyoming.

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The 10 Most Miserable Places In Wyoming For 2023

1. Glenrock

Glenrock, WY

Source: Wikipedia User Greg Goebel from Loveland CO, USA | CC BY-SA 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 2,914
Poverty Level: 7.3%
Median Home Price $196,500
Married Households 23.0%
Households With Kids 44.8%
More on Glenrock: Crime

Green River, WY

Source: Wikipedia User Milonica at English Wikipedia | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 11,887
Poverty Level: 5.4%
Median Home Price $229,600
Married Households 18.0%
Households With Kids 36.61%
More on Green River: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 4,106
Poverty Level: 13.3%
Median Home Price $129,700
Married Households 18.0%
Households With Kids 33.16%
More on Mills: Data | Crime

4. Bar Nunn

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 2,897
Poverty Level: 2.7%
Median Home Price $257,600
Married Households 31.0%
Households With Kids 46.19%
More on Bar Nunn:

5. Evansville

Evansville, WY

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 2,730
Poverty Level: 6.8%
Median Home Price $198,700
Married Households 20.0%
Households With Kids 41.14%
More on Evansville: Crime

Evanston, WY

Source: Wikipedia User Tricia Simpson | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 11,802
Poverty Level: 9.4%
Median Home Price $172,700
Married Households 14.0%
Households With Kids 31.31%
More on Evanston: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

7. Greybull

Greybull, WY

Source: Wikipedia User RuthAS | CC BY 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 2,187
Poverty Level: 8.0%
Median Home Price $129,700
Married Households 19.0%
Households With Kids 29.02%
More on Greybull:

Newcastle, WY

Source: Wikipedia User Acroterion | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 3,283
Poverty Level: 9.4%
Median Home Price $151,300
Married Households 16.0%
Households With Kids 30.26%
More on Newcastle: Data | Crime

Gillette, WY

Source: Wikipedia User MyName (Vasiliymeshko (talk)) | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 33,047
Poverty Level: 10.1%
Median Home Price $224,000
Married Households 15.0%
Households With Kids 41.23%
More on Gillette: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Rock Springs, WY

Source: Wikipedia User Milonica at en.wikipedia | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 23,505
Poverty Level: 10.4%
Median Home Price $218,400
Married Households 16.0%
Households With Kids 34.4%
More on Rock Springs: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Methodology: How We Measured The Most Miserable Cities In The Equality State

To rank the unhappiest places in Wyoming, we had to determine what criteria make people happy. It isn’t a stretch to assume that happy people earn great salaries, are relatively stress-free, and have a stable home life.

So we went to the Census’s American Community Survey 2017-2021 report for the happy criteria, flipped the list with Saturday Night Science, and it spit out the answer.

Like magic.

Here are the criteria we used to measure misery:

  • Percentage of residents with a college degree
  • Average commute times
  • Unemployment rates
  • Cost of living
  • % of married couples
  • % of families with kids
  • Poverty rate

After we decided on the criteria, we gathered the data for the 31 places in Wyoming with over 2,000 people.

We then ranked each place from one to 31 for each of the seven criteria, with a score of one being the most miserable (Any ties were given to the larger place).

Next, we averaged the seven rankings into a Miserable Index for each place with the lowest overall Miserable Index “earning” the title “Most Miserable City In Wyoming.”

If you’d like to see the complete list of states, most miserable to happiest, scroll to the bottom of this post to see the unabridged chart.

We updated this article for 2023, and it’s our tenth time ranking the most miserable cities in Wyoming.

There You Have It – The Least Happy Cities In Wyoming

As we said earlier, trying to determine the most miserable cities in Wyoming is usually a subjective matter.

But if you’re analyzing cities where people are not stable, where you’re stuck in traffic, and no one spent the time to go to college, then this is an accurate list.

If you’re curious enough, here are the happiest cities in Wyoming, according to science:

  1. Cody
  2. Sheridan
  3. Laramie

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Miserable Cities In Wyoming For 2023

Rank City Population Poverty Level Median Home Value % Married % Kids
1 Glenrock, WY 2,914 7.3% $196,500 23.0% 44.8%
2 Green River, WY 11,887 5.4% $229,600 18.0% 36.61%
3 Mills, WY 4,106 13.3% $129,700 18.0% 33.16%
4 Bar Nunn, WY 2,897 2.7% $257,600 31.0% 46.19%
5 Evansville, WY 2,730 6.8% $198,700 20.0% 41.14%
6 Evanston, WY 11,802 9.4% $172,700 14.0% 31.31%
7 Greybull, WY 2,187 8.0% $129,700 19.0% 29.02%
8 Newcastle, WY 3,283 9.4% $151,300 16.0% 30.26%
9 Gillette, WY 33,047 10.1% $224,000 15.0% 41.23%
10 Rock Springs, WY 23,505 10.4% $218,400 16.0% 34.4%
11 Lovell, WY 2,176 15.3% $162,600 32.0% 33.37%
12 Rawlins, WY 8,382 14.9% $186,300 12.0% 32.99%
13 Pinedale, WY 2,058 4.2% $252,300 5.0% 31.41%
14 Torrington, WY 6,196 9.9% $162,900 17.0% 28.08%
15 Douglas, WY 6,330 11.4% $206,900 18.0% 32.21%
16 Wheatland, WY 3,567 7.9% $185,500 15.0% 19.78%
17 Kemmerer, WY 2,632 11.8% $142,400 15.0% 24.94%
18 Cheyenne, WY 64,610 8.7% $241,100 15.0% 27.22%
19 Star Valley Ranch, WY 2,168 2.4% $340,100 14.0% 23.47%
20 Afton, WY 2,181 11.5% $246,800 18.0% 31.59%
21 Jackson, WY 10,728 5.9% $836,300 5.0% 33.73%
22 Riverton, WY 10,619 13.5% $167,900 19.0% 26.41%
23 Powell, WY 6,385 12.4% $211,900 16.0% 26.59%
24 Worland, WY 4,843 7.0% $162,700 21.0% 31.35%
25 Casper, WY 58,547 10.9% $215,400 19.0% 29.54%
26 Thermopolis, WY 2,826 10.2% $159,900 20.0% 23.92%
27 Lander, WY 7,551 8.8% $250,300 17.0% 30.46%
28 Buffalo, WY 4,389 18.1% $232,600 11.0% 16.55%
29 Laramie, WY 31,501 25.3% $234,500 10.0% 20.22%
30 Sheridan, WY 18,660 10.8% $250,400 17.0% 22.76%
31 Cody, WY 10,055 8.9% $260,300 19.0% 29.68%
About Nick Johnson

Nick Johnson earned his masters in Business Administration from the Drucker School At Claremont Graduate University. He has written for 39 publications across the country and ran the media relations department at Movoto, a real estate portal based in San Francisco. He has been featured in over 500 publications as an expert in real estate and as an authority on real estate trends.

Nick's the creator of the HomeSnacks YouTube channel that now has over 260,000 subscribers and is an excellent source to learn about different parts of the country.

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