Is Wyoming Becoming The NEW Texas?

Over 90% of the people that move to Wyoming leave once they experience a Wyoming winter. Last January it got down to -40 F at the ranch house, and that was WITHOUT the wind.

Only one major issue with Wyoming - the intolerable winters.

Asking a real estate agent whether you should buy a home right now is like to asking an alcoholic whether they think you should have a drink lol. Homes in my neighborhood that cost around $450k in sales in 2019 are now going for $800 to $950k. Every seller in my neighborhood is currently making a $350k profit. Simply unreal. In all honesty, deflation is what we require. The only other option is for many people to go bankrupt, which would also be bad for the economy. That is the only way to return to normal.

I'm Canadian, currently living in Calgary. I've been to Wyoming, it was great! The people were fantastic. Also a shout out to the amazing people of Montana. As a Canadian I'm always thankful that we have such wonderful neighbors. God bless.

Wyoming is never going to be the new Texas based off of geography and climate alone. Not to mention no big cities and one 4 year school. Keep Wyoming, Wyoming

I think you're way off base on this one Briggs. 90% of folks who might consider Wyoming as a relocation destination will be turned off by two major concerns - weather and good paying, stable jobs. And the majority of people, such as retirees, who don't have to worry about a decent paying job, will NOT want to endure the long, harsh winters. No way Wyoming is ever coming close to becoming a Texas type destination - and I'm sure the majority of Wyoming residents love that.

The desirable part of Wyoming is Yellowstone and the Jackson Hole area which makes up about 3 million acres. The other 60 million acres is not all that desirable. I personally don’t mind desolate and relatively flat land, but many people don’t understand that the majority of Wyoming is NOT Yellowstone!

Thanks Briggs for the kind words about our state but most people can't handle our weather, no big cities and isolation.

It's harsh climate and extremely cold temps in Winter will put a check on the growth. It will grow some in it's small towns. It's pretty ridiculous to compare Wyoming to Texas.

God, I hope not. Don’t ruin a perfect environment with overpopulation

This is a giant swing and a miss for Briggs. It gets too cold and too windy in Wyoming for most people, and if that doesn't deter them, the reduced oxygen because of altitude will.

I moved to Wyoming a couple years before COVID and I love it. I’ve learned that if you appreciate what the state has to offer, listen well, don’t try to change things, and are generally friendly, neighbors and strangers will bend over backwards to help you out. But if you complain constantly, say you miss “xyz” from home, and blare your horn in traffic, you’ll be outcast quickly. Where I grew up down south, a lot of folks moved in from out of state for a better life then demanded the locals change. It created a lot of social strain, so I knew what would be important moving to the Cowboy State. Come on, move in! But leave your past where came from, and assimilate as quickly as possibly to your new surroundings. You’re moving away from California anyway, not to take it with you right? Don’t be a jerk. Learn to pitch in. And for goodness sakes drive the speed limit.

That was the most romanticized view of Wyoming I've ever heard! A bit over the top and I love the state Ive called home for 57 years of life. Truth is very few people that move here from warmer climates (just about everywhere) end up leaving. It's usually the wife hating the weather and no place to shop. Amazon kind of revolutionized Wyoming. There is not really any next day delivery though. People are buying up land fast though my property taxes have tripled in the last 5 years and houses have doubled plus some but I understand that is still cheap in comparison. The only way to really endure it here is you have to have a winter activity like snowmobiles or ice fishing. Just remember getting stuck or breaking down after a 5 minute ride on a snowmobile is a 3 hour walk minimum. A flat tire in the winter will change your life and remember every travelers most horrifying story involves crossing Wyoming in Jan or Dec or any time oct to may. I have ice covered streets at least 4 months and sometimes more. Not kidding. People here are tough, don't complain much and don't really understand all the crap we see in the news. It's nothing like this video though!

Yeah that's not what most of the state looks like. I dread driving through Wyoming in a semi. That wind is brutal.

For many people it's just too cold, and aside from Cheyenne being a few hours away from Denver , it's a long way to a real city. No real airports hurts them as well and quite of a bit of the east part of the state is fairly bleak looking..

The other reason you get more stars in Wyoming is that you are at high elevation and so there is less atmosphere above you to scatter light and less water vapor to reflect it. Plus the atmosphere is usually cold which further decreases the water vapor.

I have a fun fact regarding wyoming gun culture.... I lived in Casper a couple years about a decade ago. When December came, the most common door wreath was made with horns with shotgun shells for tassles. I asked people where they got them, and they all said they made them. Wyoming is a great place, but I doubt Wyoming will ever allow itself to be the next Texas or Florida. I knew construction workers. They told me it is hard to get approval to build houses and inside or on the edges of towns. And Apartments were even harder to get approved. That would cap the population growth. That and the fact men vastly outnumber women.

I'm a native Texan looking to move, and Wyoming is one of the places I am looking. After 65 years, I've had it with the summers around here! If I could afford it, I'd summer in the mountain west, and winter in Texas. Unfortunately, I'm poor. 😢

I’ve lived in Wyoming over 50 years now. I believe it would take a MAJOR influx from out of state people to change our attitudes. But not Jackson Hole… the joke here is “the best thing about Jackson is it is really close to Wyoming”. We don’t claim Jackson Hole. It’s not at all like Wyoming is. Everybody know that, and we call Jackson “Jackafornia”.

I live in Minnesota and people from places like California moved here and to find out they couldn't handle the long winters and cold. I heard one person say, I didn't know it got that cold here.