About Laramie, Wyoming
There is something magical about Laramie Wyoming. So many folks from around the country and even the world have heard the name and remember that it is the way the West was. Today’s Laramie sits in the middle of a large county rich in resources such as wind and agriculture, and especially nature’s beauty. Laramie has pristine beauty looking west at the towering Snowy Range Mountains over clear open prairies.
Laramie is home to the University of Wyoming. The University of Wyoming has given this large prairie town nestled between mountain ranges a large variety of businesses and social opportunities. The University offers sports along with theater and music events throughout the year.
The University of Wyoming brings a young dynamic influence to the community with its coffee houses, and wide variety of restaurants that serve the community. With the University as its backbone, Laramie and Albany County have achieved one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country.
The fall football season brings Wyomingites from all corners of the state to watch Div A college football play top rank schools from across the nation. University of Wyoming also competes in Div A basketball and on occasion has made it to the NIT and NCAA tournament.
Laramie is also home to WyoTech, the official school of NHRA, one of the country’s leading schools for automotive and other engine work in the country. This is a large facility with locations scattered about the community for its various programs.
Most folks live in Laramie simply because they love the outdoors. Fantastic fly fishing is available in the mountain streams, the Laramie River, or the many prairie ponds that dot the landscape. Hunting, skiing and days worth of snowmobiling are at your doorsteps with two Mountain ranges just minutes from home. Medicine Bow National Forest offers not only overnight camping spots, but also day areas to have a barbecue overlooking the broad Laramie Plains and the Snowy Range stretching for miles.
Laramie is strategically located on a major interstate. In addition, it is a short skip to both Cheyenne, Wyoming and Denver, Colorado. Laramie has its own airport that connects to Denver International Airport with a short 40 minute commute coupled with free parking at Laramie.
The advantages to living in Laramie Wyoming.
No state income taxes.
Low Property Taxes.
Local quick and easy airport just minutes away.
Social amenities of a large city but in a small town
Incredible University at your doorstep.
Large skilled labor pool via University of Wyoming
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