Housing data for Basin, WY

Basin, WY has an estimated 1,290 residents and 592 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a town in Big Horn County.

28.0% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $903 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,290 (±273)
Housing units
592 (±112)
Households that rent
28.0%
Median gross rent
$903
Residents since 2015–2019
−7.1%

What stands out in Basin

Working from home: 0.4% (±0.8 points) in Basin, lower than in Big Horn County (8.9%).

Median real estate taxes: $819 (±$142) in Basin, lower than in Big Horn County ($1,198).

Median home value: $157,300 (±$53,257) in Basin, lower than in Big Horn County ($216,500).

Households without a vehicle: 0.6% (±1.3 points) in Basin, lower than in Big Horn County (2.8%).

Housing in Basin at a glance

  • Median rent: $903 median gross rent a month
  • Rent by bedrooms: $875 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 36.6% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 28.0% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $65,515 median household income
  • Home values: $157,300 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,055 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $819 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 8.8% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 55.4% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 76.9% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 66.3% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 14.7 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: −7.1% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 24.1% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Basin against Big Horn County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
BasinBig Horn CountyWyomingUnited States
Residents1,290 (±273)11,828 (exact)582,397 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units592 (±112)5,372 (±33)277,141 (±187)143,775,355
Households that rent28.0% (±12.0 points)24.1% (±3.1 points)28.2% (±0.6 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$903 (±$207)$823 (±$114)$992 (±$17)$1,413
Median household income$65,515 (±$10,368)$62,101 (±$3,769)$76,176 (±$1,168)$80,734
Median home value$157,300 (±$53,257)$216,500 (±$19,899)$309,700 (±$3,824)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$819 (±$142)$1,198 (±$88)$1,767 (±$19)$3,119
Built before 198076.9% (±19.3 points)67.9% (±6.1 points)49.2% (±1.0 points)49.7%
Average commute14.7 minutes (±3.4)18.7 minutes (±2.4)18.8 minutes (±0.4)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband89.3% (±7.9 points)86.7% (±3.4 points)89.4% (±0.5 points)91.0%
Median age of residents42.5 years (±10.1)41.7 years (±0.7)39.1 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Basin covers 2.4 square miles of land, about 546 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Basin has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents1,388 (±234)1,290 (±273)−7.1%Not a measurable change
Housing units554 (±78)592 (±112)+6.9%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$611 (±$98)$903 (±$207)+47.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$117,300 (±$14,404)$157,300 (±$53,257)+34.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$41,250 (±$9,164)$65,515 (±$10,368)+58.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,072 (±$117)$1,055 (±$328)−1.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$912 (±$82)$819 (±$142)−10.2%Down after inflation
Households that rent31.6% (±10.2 points)28.0% (±12.0 points)−3.6 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±19.3 points)0.0% (±22.9 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Places near Basin

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Greybull7.3 mi$807$169,60029.1%
Manderson8.7 mi—$47,3006.7%
Burlington20 mi—$198,20012.9%
Worland25 mi$703$185,30029.3%
Lovell36 mi$626$209,70030.8%
Byron37 mi$883$170,80020.5%
Ten Sleep38 mi$750$255,00045.1%
Kirby40 mi—$95,00013.2%

Places in Wyoming most like Basin

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Rawlins$741$217,100$64,77329.0%
Worland$703$185,300$63,35729.3%
Greybull$807$169,600$65,41729.1%
Kemmerer$824$178,900$76,62627.0%
Thermopolis$835$211,400$65,20826.9%
Lovell$626$209,700$60,15430.8%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Wyoming.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Basin, fiscal year 2027

Big Horn County, WY, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$779$904$999$1,239$1,559

HUD income limits for Basin, fiscal year 2026

Big Horn County, WY, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$20,900$34,800$55,650
2 people$23,850$39,800$63,600
3 people$27,320$44,750$71,550
4 people$33,000$49,700$79,500
5 people$38,680$53,700$85,900
6 people$44,360$57,700$92,250
7 people$50,040$61,650$98,600
8 people$55,720$65,650$104,950

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Big Horn County, WY, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $85,100.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Basin

What is the average rent in Basin, WY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Basin is $903 (±$207) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How many renters are there in Basin?

Basin has an estimated 142 (±63) renting households, 28.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in Basin?

The median household income in Basin is $65,515 (±$10,368) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Basin, WY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $157,300 (±$53,257) for owner-occupied homes in Basin (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Basin?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Basin, WY is $1,055 (±$328) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Basin?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Basin, WY is $819 (±$142) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Basin growing?

In Basin, the number of residents went from 1,388 in 2015–2019 to 1,290 in 2020–2024 (−7.1%), not a measurable change.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Basin town, Wyoming (place:05320, in state:56).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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