Buford, Wyoming.
. Laramie, WY metro.
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$999 (+107%) since Jan 2020.
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- Wyoming$1,937
- United States$1,922
Living in Buford, Albany County, Wyoming
The Census does not count Buford on its own, so the figures here are Albany County's. Half the county's households earn more than $61,917 a year and half less; 21% of the county's people live below the poverty line. 50% of the county's homes are lived in by their owners and 50% are rented. Unemployment in Albany County was 2.2% in August 2026, and the county had 0.3% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most people in Albany County work in schools and health care, then restaurants and hotels.
Written by AI Claude Haiku 5.5 wrote this on 22 October 2026 from the figures here, a list of nearby places and what it knows. It can be wrong or out of date.
What it’s like
The place. Buford is a small community in Albany County, Wyoming, on the high plains, where life is shaped by open country and long winters. Across the county, owning a home is common, though renting is also a real part of life, and a meaningful share of residents live below the poverty line. Many adults hold a four-year degree, and the county is known as a place where people often know one another.
Work. Residents work mostly in schools, hospitals and social care, restaurants, hotels and entertainment, professional and business services, and shops. Unemployment is low and has eased a little over the past year, and the number of jobs grew slightly in the most recent year. Most people have a short commute, and fewer work from home than in many parts of the country.
Things to do. Curt Gowdy State Park, a protected area, is a short drive away and is a good choice for time outdoors. Cheyenne Botanic Gardens, a botanical garden, and the Lindenmeier Site, an archaeological site, are each a longer drive away. War Memorial Stadium, a stadium, is also a longer drive away for those who enjoy a game.
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- 17,083households
- 28.6median age
- 55%of adults have a degree
- 21%below the poverty line
- 15 mintypical commute
- 11%work from home
What people in Albany County work in
Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Albany County had 17,110 jobs in 2025, 0.3% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Weather through the year
Coldest in December, with highs near 39° and lows near 16°; warmest in July, with highs near 81° and lows near 52°. About 70 inches of snow and 14 inches of rain and melted snow a year.
Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Hecla 1E weather station, 10 miles away (NOAA).
Largest workplaces in Albany County
- University of WyomingUniversity or college3,015
- Albany County School District #1School district688FTE
- Ivinson Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital489FTE
- WalmartWarehouse clubs and supercenters424
- WyoTechTwo-year college205
- Ark Regional ServicesGroup homes, intellectual and developmental disability173
- Cathedral HomeBoys' and girls' residential facilities133
- SafewaySupermarkets and other grocery stores120
Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 13 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 1,233 people in all. Colleges come from IPEDS (NCES, 2023–24), school districts from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24) and hospitals from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.
Natural hazards
- Winter weatherRelatively high
- LightningRelatively high
- LandslidesRelatively moderate
- Cold wavesRelatively moderate
- AvalanchesRelatively moderate
FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms across Albany County, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.
From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Albany County and the Laramie, WY metro.
Buford home values
Zillow measures a city over its municipal boundary. Against the state and national figures, mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
Not enough data to draw this yet.
Market heat, inside the city limits
Homes for sale
Active for-sale inventory. More supply hands power to buyers.
- Buford7
Zip codes with a Buford address
A different geography, not a breakdown. The figure above covers the municipality; these zips cover everywhere the Post Office calls Buford — often including townships beyond the city limits. Both come straight from Zillow, and they are not expected to average out.
Zillow publishes no zip-level series with this city on the address.