Pinedale ??? (Cody, Jackson, Big Piney: 2009, rentals, houses)

[Wyoming22]

I am from Cody, Wyoming, however I will be moving to Pinedale in August for work. I can not believe the cost of housing!! If anyone has any advice, please offer it! Also, what else can anyone tell me about living in Pinedale. I am married without any kids yet and just starting out as a high school teacher. Thanks,

[Wyomiles]

Have you asked the school district if they know of any housing for teachers ?
I like Pinedale ( visit ,own land, but have not lived there ) but ya, with the boom on ,prices are climbing. If you can hang in there untill things settle down you should be OK.

[Wyoming22]

If anyone has land for sell near pinedale that they would like to sell, please let me know. I am also wondering how bad are the winters compared to cody or rock springs? Has anyone fished the upper green river? what about the new Fork?

[hockeymom13]

Pinedale is a great a town. I really like the schools. Housing is expensive though & can be difficult to find. The newspapers (Pinedale Roundup & Examiner) come out on Thursdays. Your best bet is to call on rentals 1st thing Thursday AM. Pinedale Properties also handles rentals so check with them. The biggest negative is being so far from shopping (RS is 1 1/2 hrs, Jackson 1) Good luck

[molon labe]

Originally Posted by Wyoming22

If anyone has land for sell near pinedale that they would like to sell, please let me know. I am also wondering how bad are the winters compared to cody or rock springs? Has anyone fished the upper green river? what about the new Fork?

If you like fishing you'll be in heaven. Pinedale has some spectacular scenery and outdoors activities. Now the winter.... I think people in Pinedale/Big Piney generally agree to an extra couple months of winter. I have some friends up in Clark from when I lived in Cody, and for them to say "they're hearty people over there" it means something. That said, I would move there in a heartbeat if I could.

[Sandy Hahn]

We are thinking of moving from Las Vegas NV to Pinedale WY....The only concern is the housing. Are there ever any rentals. Would like to rent until we get settled in, maybe lease for a year. Would love to hear from someone that recently moved to Pinedale from other parts of the country.

[porsche1]

I am looking to relocate from the eastern u.s. and have been in the engineering field for the last 20 years or so, and would like to move to Wyoming. Am looking at several cities. By reading the posting on here, it seems to be a decent place to live. Anyone care to give advice to a newbie to the great state of Wyoming.

[CptnRn]

Some of you might be interested in these prefabricated small houses that are easy to set up anywhere.

Alchemy Architects - weehouse

Tumbleweed Tiny House Company

It sounds like there would be a market for a small subdivision of small houses.

[CptnRn]

These chamber of commerce websites have some good information including a list of business resources.

Sublette County Chamber of Commerce - Pinedale, Wyoming

Town of Pinedale, Wyoming

Pinedale Wyoming, Pinedale Online

Jobs in Pinedale How do I find Jobs in Pinedale? - Pinedale, Wyoming

Job Board http://www.pinedaleonline.com/jobboard/

[sunsprit]

LMAO & ROTF .... CptRn

I don't think I've seen housing so totally inappropriate for the Wyoming climate as the two sources you've cited.

Let's see: WeeHouse, starting with a pre-fab modular with almost all glass sides and a flat roof. Yea, that'll work really well in a cold and snowy climate. And the price was rather strong at $190 psf for 341 square feet. That's not including transportation charges, site prep, or utilities.

$65,000 will buy a UBC modular 1,500-1,800 sq ft house in the area, ready to set upon a foundation, and meet the codes and climate requirements of the area. So tell us why somebody would want to spend that kind of dough for a place that isn't appropriate for the area?

The Tumbleweed Tiny House co ... now here's a real joke. Their basic leader, a trailerable 65 sq ft "residence" ... worked out to a staggering $569 per square foot. The next bigger, at 89 sq ft, worked out to $483 per square foot, and the biggest at 102 sq ft worked out to a more modest $450 per square foot.

Does anybody else see the contradiction here in costs and what you're receiving in value? Heck, I can buy houses on view sites in Vail, Colorado, ... a real stick-built high quality construction with marble and granite and multiple bedrooms and bathrooms for $450 per square foot. Yes, I'll spend more money, total, but I'll have a house ... in a high value resort town. Not a closet sized shelter on a temporary site.

Look at this from another perspective. I've got this week's Fence Post in hand, and I can buy new gooseneck RV trailers with slide outs and all the comforts of an 8' x 28' self-contained trailer ... that's 224 sq ft plus the multiple slide-outs for more usable square footage ... for well under $50,000 for the top of the line units.

OH ... there's another problem. You won't be getting a domestic well permit in Wyoming unless you've got 40 acres, let alone the septic permit. Anybody with the wherewithal to buy 40 acres and get those needed items installed ... should be able to head to a Sutherland's or similar building materials company and get a "kit" and engineered plans for a fraction of the prices of these two product lines.

And finally, you may find that getting a certificate of occupancy for trying to set up one of these structures as a permanent residence my be problematic, if possible at all, under the latest county zoning requirements in the area. You simply cannot substitute a permanent RV with utility hook-ups for a residence in many places now. From what I can tell, none of these structures is self-contained in any way ... you must be able to hook it up to the utilities, which makes it a permanent residence, not an RV, even if it's on wheels and movable. You'll also play he!! with getting past the HOA's and covenants in many subdivisions with one of these units. Maybe in other parts of the country they can get away with the zoning and practical requirements for housing in the climate, but it's unlikely to work here.

PS ... I love the marketing picture of the houses in the snowy climates and not one flake of snow on the roofs, and no signs of snow accumulation having slid off the roofs by the houses. I can only infer that the R value of the roofs is so minimal that the snow melted off when it hit the roof .....