Casper, WY Real Estate & Homes for Sale | realtor.com® (2024)

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What's it like to live in Casper, Wyoming? ›

Casper truly is a place with something for everyone. As we've just described, there's a natural playground on your doorstep. That means lots of opportunities for hiking, biking, fishing, hunting, nordic skiing, snowboarding, kayaking, and any other way you like to enjoy the great outdoors.

Casper, with about 90,000 residents in its surrounding county according to the Casper Official Guide 2024, is Wyoming's second-largest city after Cheyenne. Small, yes, but it is large in its big-city cuisine, beverage scene, cultural venues and population diversity, as well as some rather wild incongruity.

What's the best place to live in Wyoming with mountain views? Sheridan and Casper are two of the best places to live in Wyoming with mountain views. Sheridan gives easy access to the Bighorn Mountains, and Casper is right at the base of Casper Mountain.

Since the late 1800s Casper's economy has been rooted in the oil and gas industry. The Casper region has also provided support services for the coal mining industry in the Powder River Basin. The oil, gas and mining industries and related services are collectively referred to as the energy industry.

Located in central Wyoming at an elevation of 5,150 feet, Casper experiences all four seasons: spring, summer, fall and winter. Casper sees an average of 220 beautiful, sunny days each year and receives approximately 70 inches of snow in the winter.

Casper Demographics

White: 91.72% Two or more races: 4.64% Other race: 1.68% Native American: 1.16%

A series of thunderstorms popped up across the state today, one of these thunderstorms even caused a landspout tornado to form on Casper Mountain!