Housing data for Story, WY
Story, WY has an estimated 1,054 residents and 727 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Sheridan County.
19.7% of households rent.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,054 (±375)
- Housing units
- 727 (±160)
- Households that rent
- 19.7%
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +59.7%
What stands out in Story
Households that moved in since 2020: 9.7% (±13.6 points) in Story, lower than in Sheridan County (28.0%).
Housing in Story at a glance
- Rent burden: 0.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 19.7% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $113,590 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Home values: $437,200 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Homeowner costs: $1,955 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $2,750 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 45.2% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 40.5% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 50.0% heat with propane
- Commute and cars: 16.5 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +59.7% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 9.7% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Story against Sheridan County, its state and the nation
| Story | Sheridan County | Wyoming | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,054 (±375) | 32,055 (exact) | 582,397 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 727 (±160) | 15,461 (±48) | 277,141 (±187) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 19.7% (±17.2 points) | 29.3% (±2.5 points) | 28.2% (±0.6 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | — | $939 (±$91) | $992 (±$17) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $113,590 (±$70,053) | $71,388 (±$7,227) | $76,176 (±$1,168) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $437,200 (±$261,463) | $394,900 (±$24,125) | $309,700 (±$3,824) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $2,750 (±$1,006) | $2,177 (±$159) | $1,767 (±$19) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 40.5% (±19.7 points) | 46.3% (±4.2 points) | 49.2% (±1.0 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 16.5 minutes (±4.7) | 15.8 minutes (±1.1) | 18.8 minutes (±0.4) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 91.0% (±10.9 points) | 90.3% (±2.1 points) | 89.4% (±0.5 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 45.7 years (±26.1) | 42.7 years (±0.6) | 39.1 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Story covers 7.1 square miles of land, about 148 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Story has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 660 (±272) | 1,054 (±375) | +59.7% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 756 (±179) | 727 (±160) | −3.8% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $334,300 (±$83,231) | $437,200 (±$261,463) | +30.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $59,348 (±$42,854) | $113,590 (±$70,053) | +91.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $2,532 (±$1,655) | $2,750 (±$1,006) | +8.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 28.5% (±18.8 points) | 19.7% (±17.2 points) | −8.8 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 20.4% (±28.6 points) | 0.0% (±35.0 points) | −20.4 percentage points | Not 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.
Crime reported to police in Sheridan County
Story has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Sheridan County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Sheridan County recorded 75 violent and 650 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Story
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82842 | 63% | 567 | — | $358,000 | $105,859 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Story
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheridan | 16 mi | $936 | $340,600 | 37.9% |
| Buffalo | 19 mi | $1,019 | $300,500 | 21.4% |
| Ranchester | 26 mi | $763 | $326,900 | 16.8% |
| Clearmont | 27 mi | $1,125 | — | 52.6% |
| Dayton | 27 mi | $877 | $333,500 | 16.9% |
| Ten Sleep | 46 mi | $750 | $255,000 | 45.1% |
| Lodge Grass | 56 mi | $850 | $62,200 | 29.8% |
| Manderson | 56 mi | — | $47,300 | 6.7% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Story, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $887 | $893 | $1,168 | $1,392 | $1,952 |
HUD income limits for Story, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $21,600 | $35,950 | $57,500 |
| 2 people | $24,650 | $41,050 | $65,700 |
| 3 people | $27,750 | $46,200 | $73,950 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $51,300 | $82,100 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $55,450 | $88,700 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $59,550 | $95,250 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $63,650 | $101,850 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $67,750 | $108,400 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Sheridan County, WY, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $100,200.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Story is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
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 Story
What is the average mortgage payment in Story?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Story, WY is $1,955 (±$336) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Story?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Story, WY is $2,750 (±$1,006) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Story?
Story, WY has an estimated 727 (±160) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common home size in Story?
The most common size is 3 bedrooms, 38.8% of homes in Story, WY.
How old are most homes in Story?
40.5% of homes in Story, WY were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common way to heat a home in Story?
Bottled or tank gas (propane) is the most common heating fuel in Story, used by 50.0% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Story growing?
In Story, the number of residents went from 660 in 2015–2019 to 1,054 in 2020–2024 (+59.7%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Story?
The ZIP code that covers Story is 82842.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Story CDP, Wyoming
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Story CDP, Wyoming
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Story CDP, Wyoming
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Story CDP, Wyoming
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Story CDP, Wyoming
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Story CDP, Wyoming
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Story CDP, Wyoming
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Sheridan County, WY
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Sheridan County, WY
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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 Story CDP, Wyoming (place:73615, 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 .