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Originally Posted by NHYRNUT  80,000 is the largest city in the state?  WOW low pay, or cheap property, or both? Either way with so few people it must be nice.  |
Yup. We're only slightly over 500,000 total in the state.
Pay is about standard with everywhere else. Domino's you can deliver pizza's for $8 per hour plus tips. Mickey D's will start you out at $7.50+. Methane fields will pay you around $20 per hour to start. Very competitive pay.
Houseing and property right now is a premium but wasn't 5 years ago. Or even 10 years ago. I bought my 1600 sq ft home in 1994. Paid $27,500. At that time the house was 8 years old. 3 bed, 2 bath, open beam cealings.
I really think there's two things that keeps people away. First, the down to earth honesty of the people. If they don't like your dog, they won't humor you, they'll just say, "Don't like your dog." They won't be nasty, just matter of fact. The second thing is the winters. They can be brutal. I've lived in 38 states and never encountered winters like we have here. But like everything else, you get used to it and prepare a little bit and it's no different then anywhere else. People come here with their Colorado coats and they won't hold out the Wyoming wind so they blame the country. Just buy a better coat. haha