The story of this market
The typical home in Converse County, Wyoming sells for about $384,000, or $182 per square foot.
Prices are up +11.3% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 68 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 180% since 2000. The biggest natural hazard here is winter weather, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,052 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,052 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Moderate.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+4.7%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2006 (+14.4%). Worst: 2010 (-2.5%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+5%
WY · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,444
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
+4.7%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 4 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
73
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $9,718,117.
Converse County, Wyoming
Converse County's housing market displays steady demand balanced by measured price growth, with median sale prices stabilizing near $384,000. Inventory remains moderate at roughly 4.6 months of supply, anchored by durable local energy and healthcare employment. Tight rural market dynamics keep days on market around 68 days with limited speculative volatility.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved down 0.9% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 14 days on market with 0.7 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
2% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 22.93% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.4% · poverty 9.8% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 7 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Converse County, Wyoming — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 4.4%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 82224 | Lost Springs | $245,000 | $148 | +3.2% | 62 | 97.2% | 8.5% | 4.8 | 14 | $950 | researched Sep 28 |
| 82633 | Douglas | $302,269 | $139 | -6.9% | 68 | 98.5% | 12% | 3.2 | 39 | $1,250 | researched Sep 29 |
| 82635 | Edgerton | $384,000 | $197 | +11.3% | 68 | 97.5% | 15% | 4.2 | 12 | $518 | researched Sep 20 |
| 82637 | Glenrock | $535,000 | $237 | — | 9 | 100% | — | 0.2 | 1 | $1,063 | researched Sep 29 |
| 82638 | Hiland | $322,055 | $166 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,052 | researched Oct 9 |
| 82642 | Shoshoni | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | researched Sep 29 |
| 82643 | Midwest | $145,000 | $112 | +3.6% | 84 | 96.5% | 8.3% | 6 | 12 | $950 | researched Sep 29 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Converse County maintains crime rates well below national averages, consistent with rural Wyoming baselines. Douglas and Glenrock experience localized property crime and minor traffic incidents, with violent crime remaining historically low.
Public education is anchored by Converse County School District #1 in Douglas and Converse County School District #2 in Glenrock, both performing solidly with small class sizes, strong community backing, and high graduation rates.
Converse County faces low flood hazards outside localized areas along the North Platte River corridor. Wildfire and high-wind/severe winter weather events represent the primary property exposure concerns, keeping property insurance costs comparatively moderate relative to national averages.
The local economy is heavily underpinned by energy production (oil and gas in the Powder River Basin, coal, and wind power), regional agriculture, and rail infrastructure. Energy capital cycles directly influence workforce housing demand and municipal tax receipts.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. Federal (United States (federal)) — Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Superfund Liens: Establishes a statutory federal lien upon the parcel running in favor of the United States for all unrecovered cleanup costs, damages, and statutory interest incurred by the EPA. Rate and formula: Direct Dollar-for-Dollar Reimbursement (Lien Amount = Incurred Response Costs + Administrative Costs + Federal (United States (federal)) — Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) Withholding: Imposes an affirmative withholding tax obligation on the transferee (buyer) to withhold and remit tax on the gross amount realized (gross sales price). The statutory base withholding rate is 15% of the total purchase price (Formula: Tax = Amount Realized × 15%). Exemptions and reductions: (1) 0% wit Federal (United States (federal)) — Federal General Tax Lien Encumbrance: Under IRC § 6321, a statutory lien arises automatically as of the date of assessment and attaches to all real property owned or acquired by the taxpayer.
Converse County's economic engine is rooted in energy extraction (crude oil, natural gas, coal mining), agriculture/cattle ranching, and logistics. Economic cycles correlate strongly with commodity prices in the Powder River Basin.
Interstate 25 serves as the core transportation spine connecting Douglas and Glenrock westward to Casper and southward to Cheyenne, supplemented by US-20/26 and freight rail lines.
Municipal planning focuses on residential and commercial infill in Douglas and Glenrock along with zoning updates to accommodate energy and industrial service facilities along I-25 corridors.
The Converse County Assessor assesses all taxable real property at fair market value annually as of January 1 using Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA) and Marshall & Swift valuation tables, with a statutory 9.5% assessment ratio applied to residential property.
Tax districts include Converse County School Districts #1 and #2, Converse County Hospital District, weed and pest districts, conservation districts, and fire protection districts, establishing area-specific mill levies.
Homeowners insurance premiums in Converse County are generally stable and lower than coastal or storm-prone markets, though hail, severe winter weather, and rangeland wildfire risks dictate underwriting terms.
- Ayres Natural Bridge Park4.724.1 mi
- Douglas Railroad Interpretive Museum & Visitor's Center4.820 mi
- Wyoming Pioneer Memorial Museum4.820 mi
- Glenrock Paleon Museum4.726.9 mi
- Riverside Park4.619.8 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
Located in Douglas, hosts the annual Wyoming State Fair as well as equestrian and community events.
Iconic natural rock arch over LaPrele Creek with camping, picnicking, and hiking grounds.
Flows through Douglas and Glenrock offering blue-ribbon trout fishing, boating, and scenic park trails.
Historical repository in Glenrock detailing local pioneer, paleontology, and mining heritage.
Retrieved via Census Bureau QuickFacts and ACS 2020-2024 tables for Converse County, WY.