Relocating to Wyoming?

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Before you start your journey, take a minute and review what makes Wyoming a great place to work and play.

What makes Wyoming real estate worthwhile?

An expansive plateau punctuated by robust peaks and treeless basins, Wyoming has a mean elevation of 2,000 meters (6,700 feet)—second highest among the 50 states. The state’s three main land regions are the Rocky Mountains, the Intermontane Basins, and the Great Plains.

The Rocky Mountains sweep out from the state’s northwest corner in a series of rugged ranges, most notably the spectacular Tetons. The state’s highest point is Gannett Peak, which reaches 4,207 meters (13,804 feet) in the Wind River Range. Interspersed between the state’s mountain ranges are flat, mostly arid, sparsely vegetated regions called the Intermontane Basins. The weather-beaten grasslands that are part of the Great Plains occupy the state’s southeastern fringe, and the southern tail of the famous Black Hills trails down into its northeastern corner. The Continental Divide cuts a diagonal and breathtaking swath through Wyoming, and tributaries to three mighty river systems—the Missouri, Colorado, and Columbia—rise from its mountains.

The plains of Wyoming are not only expansive, but sparsely inhabited as well, as is evident in its last-place population ranking among U.S. states. From 1970 to 1980 a soaring energy market produced a 50 percent increase in Wyoming’s population, but that trend reversed the following decade when the oil market collapsed. Extraction of petroleum, coal, and a number of other minerals still remains the leading component of the state’s economy, while ranching is the leading agricultural activity. Livestock production dominates crop production in Wyoming because the short growing season and arid climate make raising field crops difficult.

Also of economic importance to the state is its thriving $1.5 billion tourist trade, which owes most of its success to the many natural wonders found here. Yellowstone is the nation’s first and largest national park, featuring hot, bubbling mud pools and the dramatic eruptions of hot-water geysers as well as one of the world’s most diverse wildlife habitats. Just south of Yellowstone is the similarly spectacular Grand Teton National Park, captured on film by renowned photographers such as Ansel Adams. The country’s first national forest, the Shoshone, and the first national monument in the United States, at Devils Tower, both lie within Wyoming as well.

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