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Lander, WY is a small town of 6,816 people located in the heart of Wyoming. It's known for its beautiful scenery, outdoor activities and close-knit community. Outdoor enthusiasts can enjoy fishing, hiking, camping, and skiing at nearby Sinks Canyon State Park. Culture lovers can explore ancient petroglyphs or visit the Wind River Historical Museum. The quaint downtown area features several locally owned eateries, breweries and boutiques. Lander is also home to several unique festivals like the annual Climbers Fest and the Native American Winds of Change Powwow. People who live in or have visited Lander have praised it for its peaceful atmosphere and friendly locals. They’ve also expressed their appreciation for the wide range of things to do there without feeling overcrowded or overwhelmed. Many appreciate how easy it is to find an outdoor activity that suits their specific interests.
based on 10 ReviewsGet to know Lander with the latest comments and reviews from people who live in or have visited Lander
Perfect for the right people - 2/5/2022
I lived in Florida for 21 years and decided to get a life and moved to Lander, Wyoming. For me, this place is exactly what I’d been wanting. I don’t like the crowds and big chain businesses. If you need something the chances are good that it’s available in town—-if not available, just order online. I have never lived in town; but I live 3-4 miles outside of town on plenty of property, so neighbors are not on top of each other. I love the summer and winter recreation and change of season. Lander has less wind than any other town in Wyoming. Taxes are very low, there is no State income tax, and the government does not intrude into your life. I built my own log home and only had to buy one permit (for 70 bucks). If you love big city life, Lander is not for you, but it is PERFECT for me and my
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No - 10/31/2021
Lander, WY, is noisy. First responder agencies in town run sirens on almost every call. Multiple tornado sirens around town are used to notify firefighters of fire callouts instead of using response apps that would notify FFs on their cell. If you live near one of them and it goes off in the middle of the night, it just about throws you out of bed. It is that loud. And, there is a rodeo every Saturday night in the summer with music blasted until midnight. Same thing with fourth of July, the fireworks show goes until midnight and it sounds like a war zone. If you live near the intersection of the two highways, you get to listen to the semi trucks gear down as they near the intersection (even though signage on the highway prohibits it). If you are looking for a place to live, steer clear of the Wind River Church on Dillon Drive. The church allows a band to practice inside on Wednesday nights and the drums can be heard throughout the neighborhood well past 10PM. The apartment buildings
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Beautiful place to visit but not to live - 9/30/2021
Have lived and worked full time here for past 3.5 yrs, in WY for 18. It is a beautiful area to visit for outdoor recreation--hiking, climbing, mtn biking, xc skiing, fishing--but not a practical place to live. Being as small as it is, services--retail, medical, skilled residential contractors, banking, etc.--are VERY limited. It is difficult to find a contractor to work on your house; the good ones are booked solid for months (and are expensive), the bad ones won't return your call, or maybe won't finish the job they started. There is only a very small hospital and few doctors, no specialists--must drive (or be life-flighted) to Casper, Rock Springs, Salt Lake. ~3 hardware/ranch supply/d.i.y. stores that cater mostly to pro's so they close early and on weekends when you need them. There is one bank and 2 credit unions, 1 small and 1 larger chain grocery store, few auto mechanics, no place to buy a pair of ordinary socks or underwear. I have had to mail-order quite a few
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Nice entry to the rockies - 2/9/2014
Nice place for a foreign student. Very convenient for outdoors, with Grand Teton National Park and Yelowstone within 2.5 -3.5 h car
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Could not let the 2007 post pass. - 9/25/2013
Where was this guy living? Must have one stop light. Lander drivers are not at all as portrayed. The speed limit on Main Street is 30 MPH. The average of most places I have been. I cross the streets every day and have never had to run if I started to walk when the light turned. The Ox Bow has an excellent breakfast menu and the food is good. It is a typical small town family restaurant. Not acceptable I guess if you want to eat at a chain but Lander is the kind of place that doesn't have and doesn't want those. Houses of 200K are not shacks but of course you may find one or two that is. That happens everywhere. The price of housing is a little higher than Riverton, 24 miles down the road.That is because more people want to live in Lander, due to the many amenities that are found nowhere else in this part of the state. We have always had a very good and comfortable coffee house. We don't have a Starbucks but we don't want one of those either. Our coffee houses are the real
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Lander Impressions - 6/27/2007
We spent 3 days in Lander in May 2007 looking for a place to live as a retiree.(I'm a recently retired Univ. prof.). Found no really nice place to have breakfast in the town. And no good coffee shop. Traffic on the main street was dangerously fast for seniors & kids.You had to run across even at stop lights. Whystaff (I had 2 good conversations). A terrific restaurant, The Cowfish, one of the best places we have eaten in the past couple of years (we happily blew nearly $100 two nights in a row on great food&drink), but drivers on the main street-- right outside the restaurant-- drive so fast you could get killed getting back to your car. Property values seemed really inflated, with trashy houses going for over 200k to even 300k.Folks looking above that probably won't be disappointed.Town is Not hospitable to pedestrians-- many areas have no sidewalks.Poor city planning, apparently, with sidewalks not required. Walking the neighborhoods (looking at houses for sale) seemed dangerous and
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I was born in Lander and lived there as recently a - 11/14/2006
Wonderful little town if you can afford it. With so many people from CA and from Jackson being chased out by their own high prices and going to Lander the real estate is no longer affordable to the locals. I guess when you've just sold a shack in CA for 400,000.00 then 180,000.00 for an average 3 bedroom sounds pretty reasonable. Unfortunately if these people had done a little homework instead of being so gullible to pay such prices maybe the real estate would still be like it was just 15 years ago with that same 3 bedroom house going for 50,000.00 or with inflation maybe up to 75,000.00 now.
Good paying jobs are hard to find for the average worker so unless you have some law, medical or engineering degree or a skilled laborer (such as rig worker or mechanic) then you can expect only about 18,000.00 to 22,000.00 per year. The last time I lived there I got very lucky job wise but just couldn't keep up with the housing cost so left. Perfect for the outdoor enthusiast though,
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Lander , WY Info? - 1/24/2006
We're considering relocating to Lander, WY and are hoping for some feedback from those that visited or live in or nearby
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