Cheyenne (Casper, Laramie: sales, low crime, income)

[mtnways]

My husband and I will be leaving the south at the end of Aug 2007. We are orig. from the west coast. We however do not want to move that far west. We have considered Wy or Co. And thought Co looks warm and fuzzy all over I have been doing some deep research into Wy. Though all towns look warm and fuzzy when you are looking for a change, Cheyenne really caught my eye. We do like the outdoors, indoors, good eateries and places to go and
see. Someone out there lives and works in Cheyenne. Can you give me your opinion about Cheyenne? Do you love it or are you looking to move? Thank you and have a blessed day.

[jazzlover]

As far as the community itself goes, I think Cheyenne is a great town. It is small enough (about 55,000) to have a small town feel, but big enough to have most things you need (and Fort Collins is 45 minutes away, and Denver less than 2 hours). Cheyenne is pretty low crime. Traffic is really no problem. Wyoming definitely has a different state of mind that most any other state. Being such low population (comparison: Wyoming and Colorado are about the same physical size--Wyoming has just over 500,000 residents, Colorado somewhere around 4 million), a former Wyoming governor described Wyoming as a big small town with a mighty long Main Street--a pretty good description.

The downside about Cheyenne? Not any really fantastic restaurants, if you're in to that. There are mountains close to Cheyenne, but the really nice ones are 2 to 6 hours driving time away. The biggest--it's one windy place, especially in winter and spring. I love the summers in Cheyenne (not hot), but Cheyenne can get severe summer thunderstorms and it is the hail capital of the U.S.

The best way I can put it is that Cheyenne is sort of an acquired taste. It kind of grows on you over time. There are certainly prettier places and places with better climate than Cheyenne, both in Wyoming and Colorado, but it is a nice community with nice people. That counts for a lot. You just got to get past that wind thing.

[tomromero]

Wyoming is great. You do not have a state income tax. Laramie county, which Cheyenne is in, does not have sales tax on food. Lots of jobs state wide. A lot of energy jobs (Methane gas production coal). Wyoming recruited a lot of people from the auto plants but 1/2 have left the job a year later. Maybe most jobs are outdoors in the Wyoming elements, as opposed to the indoor assembly line type job. I do not know. There are further north of Cheyenne. Wind energy is increasing here in the south east area.
Pay in not as good as Colorado, but your expenses are lower here.
Cheyenne has city, county, state, and federal offices here. Plus a military base.
Lots of choices in the tri-state area.

[TAnderson]

I have lived in Cheyenne for 20 years it is a very nice place to live. The activities are endless as are the possibilities. Enjoy.

[baywolf]

My family and I are moving from the Chicago area to Cheyenne late this summer. However, I can tell you it's not for the "eateries"! ;-(

[bigreez]

Originally Posted by baywolf

My family and I are moving from the Chicago area to Cheyenne late this summer. However, I can tell you it's not for the "eateries"! ;-(

I once paid $40 for a terible steak at a big fancy Chacago steak house. You can do much better for eating in Cheyenne.

[logicskier]

The only good thing about Cheyenne is that it is so close to Colorado!

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Wyoming-10 years of my life I will never get back.

[jradosev]

Depends on what you want.. I recetly spent two years in California, Oakdale, and would never go back there, hopefully not even to visit. I have lived the most of my life in Weestern wyoming and have just recently moved to the eastern part of the state. North of cheyenne. My wife is a nurse and I am drawing SS plus have other income. We live on twenty acres and are trying to be farmers. having a good time and doing what we, I , want to do. haven't broke into the social circle yet and probably never will. people from California usually get scared in wyoming because they can't see the air, no traffic jams, open easy traveling roads, no tolls but there are a few creeps out there.

[Treehugger]

Cheyenne is a nice city. Lots of new blood is moving into the area bringing a much needed dose of culture and amenities. I hear that a high speed rail is planned between Casper and Albuquerque. If that happens, it'll change a lot around here.

[jazzlover]

Good riddance to logicskier if he doesn't like Wyoming. I've lived in both Colorado and Wyoming, and love things about both of them. I've liked living in Cheyenne, and if it was 300 miles farther from Denver, that would be OK with me.

For a town of around 55,000, Cheyenne is one of the nicest towns I've lived in, including several in Colorado. True, the wind in Cheyenne can be a downer, but otherwise is a pretty darned nice town.

It seems that, more and more, our spoiled-rotten consumer generation defines "culture" as fancy restaurants and shopping malls. By that definition, Cheyenne lacks the "culture" of the Front Range. Good for Cheyenne. I'll take Wyoming's open spaces any day over some more consumer "culture."