People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Natrona County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 6.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.7% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Natrona County report $63,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $67,200, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need: $40,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,016 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,905 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $468,300.
Getting to work: 19 minutes each way on average; 9.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Mesquite, NV matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved from another state1
3.7%
87% above the median place
Income of households moving in6
$63,759
10% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
0.8
above the median place (median -0.6)

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Vista West	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	6.2%	8% above
Moved from another state1County figure	3.7%	87% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure	0.8	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure	$63,759	10% below
Income of households moving out6County figure	$67,176	4% below

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 100.0%, 51% above the median place.

Vista West13.3%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$40,640

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

13.3%

35% below the median place

Home price to income

5.1x

34% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

13%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$81,600

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Vista West, $1,016 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

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Homeownership1
100.0%
51% above the median place
Property tax rate1
0.6%
35% below the median place
Median home value1
$468,300
47% above the median place

All 15 cost and housing measures

Measure	Vista West	Vs median
Median gross rent1County figure	$1,016	26% below
Rent to income1	13.3%	35% below
Property tax rate1	0.6%	35% below
Home price to income1	5.1x	34% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	93.8	7% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,045	35% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$2,763	15% below
Median home value1	$468,300	47% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure	4.1%	28% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure	40.9%	21% below
Homeownership1	100.0%	51% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure	44.5%	12% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,905	2% above
Vacant homes1County figure	9.2%	30% above
Median year built1	1977	0% below

Work and pay

Unemployment is 0.0%, below the median place (median 4.9%).

Unemployment1
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)
Poverty rate1
0.0%
below the median place (median 10.8%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Vista West	Vs median
Median household income1	$91,850	14% above
Income per person1	$50,512	26% above
Unemployment1	0.0%	below (median 4.9%)
Average annual pay5County figure	$63,376	4% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure	3.2%	14% below
Jobs5County figure	40,157	73% below
Poverty rate1	0.0%	below (median 10.8%)
Mean commute1County figure	19 min	24% below
Works from home1County figure	9.9%	21% below
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Born abroad is 0.0%, below the median place (median 8.8%).

Born abroad1
0.0%
below the median place (median 8.8%)
Median age1
60.7
56% above the median place
High school or higher1
95.4%
3% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.3 −7%

Bachelor's or higher30.4% −5%

Homes with broadband92.7% +0%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Vista West	Vs median
Population1	953	6646th largest
Median age1	60.7	56% above
Bachelor's or higher1	30.4%	5% below
High school or higher1	95.4%	3% above
Household size1	2.3	7% below
Born abroad1	0.0%	below (median 8.8%)
No health insurance1County figure	10.7%	67% above
Homes with broadband1	92.7%	0% above

Life in Vista West

41 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.9 +10%

Shops43.8 +45%

Arts, recreation and fitness6.8 +66%

Doctors' offices and clinics29.6 +47%

Child care centers4.3 +87%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Shops per 10k7
43.8
45% above the median place
Child care centers per 10k7
4.3
87% above the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7
6.8
66% above the median place

All 9 schools and local life measures

Measure	Vista West	Vs median
Public schools9County figure	29	222% above
Public school students9County figure	12,650	158% above
Students per teacher9County figure	14.1	8% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure	22.9	10% above
Shops per 10k7County figure	43.8	45% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure	6.8	66% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure	29.6	47% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure	4.3	87% above
National Register listings8County figure	41	215% above

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 17.2, 81% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Vista West. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk11
17.2
81% below the median place
Average temperature10
44°F
19% below the median place
Annual precipitation10
12.1 in
72% below the median place

All 10 weather and risk measures

Measure	Vista West	Vs median
July average high10County figure	85°F	2% below
January average low10County figure	14°F	46% below
Average temperature10County figure	44°F	19% below
Annual precipitation10County figure	12.1 in	72% below
Natural hazard risk11County figure	68.9	26% below
Tornado risk11County figure	36.9	55% below
Wildfire risk11County figure	93.0	52% above
Heat wave risk11County figure	17.2	81% below
Median air quality index12County figure	42	2% below
Good air days12County figure	86.3%	26% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

No history available.

Median household income

Down 10.1% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 35.2% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

n/a

No local price data

Pay vs rent

n/a

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Vista West in 2030: where the trends point

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median household income	$91,850 (2024)	$113,000	$95,500 to $133,500	+3.5%
Median home value	$468,300 (2024)	$651,000	$473,000 to $897,000	+5.7%

The median home would be worth 5.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Vista West

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
Mesquite, NV	$1,181	$75,227	Compare
North Myrtle Beach, SC	$1,263	$72,722	Compare
Paradise, CA	$1,241	$67,687	Compare
Ormond-by-the-Sea, FL	$1,434	$79,120	Compare

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Common questions

Is Vista West a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 0.0% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 99% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 16 Wyoming places. 100% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 16 Wyoming places. On cost, space and class size it scores 87 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Vista West expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 13.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $468,300.

What salary do you need to live in Vista West?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $40,640 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Vista West?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Mesquite, NV, North Myrtle Beach, SC, Paradise, CA and Ormond-by-the-Sea, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Vista West with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Vista West itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/vista-west-wyoming

Citytistics. “Vista West, Wyoming.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/vista-west-wyoming/

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