ZIP 82055· Albany County· Laramie, WY· 364 residents· Median income $103,828· Leaning Seller
82055 · Centennial, WY has a HavenScore of 54 — affordability carries it — prices sit within reach of local incomes.
At the ZIP's typical value, the estimated monthly payment takes 26% of the local median income (Zillow, US Census ACS). The buyer/seller gauge leans narrowly toward sellers, and has for 7 months. Typical values moved higher over the last 90 days (Zillow ZHVI).
Saved ZIPs on Haven get an email when the score moves 5+ points as monthly data lands, when the market gauge flips between buyers and sellers, when its valuation read moves against the model value, or when distress jumps in a week.
Zillow ZHVI peaked at $351,234 in Aug 2025 and, after a -7.1% drawdown, is back at that level. Since January 2019 it is +79.0%. The sharpest 12-month move was -1.5%, ending Jun 2026.
HavenScore: higher than 68% of scored ZIPs.Higher than 68% of scored ZIPs
▼ -1 / 90d#1/5 in WYBuyer Score
Rank
This ZIP has fewer than 5,000 residents, so it isn’t ranked against larger markets. The HavenScore is shown for reference.
Switch perspective
Buyer view active — Leans harder on affordability and downside risk.
Score inputs below recompute for this view
Affordability
75/100
Growth
39/100
Risk
55/100
Momentum
38/100
Livability
37/100
Score · trailing 12 mo
57 → 56
-1 points
30-day
+2
90-day
-1
1-yr
-1
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Snapshot
Numbers at a glance, with a year of history under each
Median price
$350,448
▼down-1.3% 12 mo
Typical home value across the middle tier of homes here — a smoothed Zillow index, steadier than individual sale prices.
Median price: higher than 51% of scored ZIPs.Higher than 51% of scored ZIPs
Twelve-month trend shown as a sparkline; the newest value is $350,448.
Price-to-income
3.4×
Median home value divided by median household income. Under 4× has historically been comfortable; over 5× stretches most budgets.
Price-to-income: higher than 20% of scored ZIPs.Higher than 20% of scored ZIPs
Est. monthly payment
$2,242
At the median value with 20% down, a 30-year fixed at 7.28%, plus property tax and insurance.
Est. monthly payment: higher than 9% of scored ZIPs.Higher than 9% of scored ZIPs
Active listings
5
Homes listed for sale right now (Realtor.com). Rising inventory usually favors buyers; falling inventory favors sellers.
Active listings: higher than 1% of scored ZIPs.Higher than 1% of scored ZIPs
Twelve-month trend shown as a sparkline; the newest value is 5.
Days on market
46
How long the typical listing sits before going under contract. Shorter means a tighter market; longer means more room to negotiate.
Days on market: higher than 31% of scored ZIPs.Higher than 31% of scored ZIPs
Twelve-month trend shown as a sparkline; the newest value is 46.
Price cuts
0.00%
Share of active listings that have lowered their asking price. Rising cuts usually precede softening values.
Twelve-month trend shown as a sparkline; the newest value is 0.00%.
Median income
$103,828
Median household income here, from the latest US Census American Community Survey.
Population
364
Current resident estimate. Growth is a demand tailwind; decline is a structural risk.
Twelve-month trend shown as a sparkline; the newest value is 364.
Overvaluation
+60.95%
How far today's values sit above the long-run price trend. Positive means stretched; negative means discounted versus trend.
Vacancy
48.5%
Above-average. Share of housing units that are vacant in this ZIP, from the latest US Census ACS 5-year tables.
Owner-occupied
95%
of homes. Share of occupied housing units owned by their occupants (vs. rented), from the US Census ACS.
Denial rate
13.5%
Average. Share of mortgage applications denied in this ZIP, from the latest CFPB / FFIEC HMDA disclosures.
Lending activity
583
originations. Mortgage originations recorded in this ZIP in the most recent HMDA reporting year. Higher counts = more active lending market.
Net migration
-7.6%
net outflow. Net migration as a share of population, from IRS SOI county-to-county migration data. Positive = more people moving in than out.
Income inflow
$58k
average. Average gross income of households moving INTO this ZIP, from IRS SOI data. Higher = ZIP attracting higher-income households.
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Place
What it is like to live here, and what could flood or burn
Place profile
WalkabilityLeast walkable
EPA index 5.4 of 20 · EPA Smart Location Database · Jun 2021 · above 27% of scored ZIPs
Transit accessNo transit data
EPA publishes no stop distance for most block groups
Typical commuteNo commute data
US Census ACS
Jobs nearbyFew jobs nearby
0 jobs per sq mi · US Census LODES · above 1% of scored ZIPs
Physical riskRelatively High (FEMA)
FEMA National Risk Index composite · Dec 2025 release · above 6% of scored ZIPs
Bands are each source’s own · tick marks the national median ZIP · not blended into the score
Hazard ledger · FEMA National Risk Index
Composite
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Relatively High · county 84
Flood
score 95 · above 95% of ZIPs · county 83
Wildfire
score 98 · above 97% of ZIPs · county 97
Hurricaneunknown
Tract-level rolled up to ZIP · not a property-level rating · no future-year projection · refreshed annually (Dec 2025 release) · county tick = median of 3 scored ZIPs in Albany County
Housing cost burden · US Census ACS
Owners spending over 50% of income0%
US median ZIP 6%
Renters spending over 30% of income0%
US median ZIP 45%
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What drives the score
Five pillars, each scored 0–100
Affordability
75/100
Growth momentum
39/100
Market risk
55/100
Momentum
38/100
Livability
37/100
Walkability
1–20 index · June 2021 vintage·EPA Smart Location Database
5.4
Transit access
Ranked against every scored ZIP·EPA Smart Location Database
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Job density
Jobs per square mile, ranked against every scored ZIP·US Census LODES
0.2
See every input behind the pillars, with its value and source
Inside: Affordability: Price-to-income, Property tax rate, Median income · Growth momentum: 12-month price change, 12-month rent change, Population · Market risk: Overvaluation, Active listings, Price cuts · Momentum: Days on market, Buyer / seller gauge, Demand dial
The score reads conditions tightening in sellers' favor.
+21
Strong buyerBalancedStrong seller
Gauge since Mar 2026Leaning Seller now
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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Cycle read. Firming: prices -1.3% over the trailing year, with the market leaning toward sellers.
Asking vs closed
Typical value (index)
$350,448
Zillow ZHVI · Oct 2026
Median sale price
$675,000
Redfin · Oct 2026
Sale-to-list
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Redfin · Oct 2026
Sold above list
0.0%
Redfin · Oct 2026
The Zillow figure is a smoothed index of typical value, not a list price; the Redfin figures are closed sales for the month shown. Redfin does not publish every ZIP every month; a dash means no closed-sale figure for the latest month.
05
Momentum check
What's changed in the last 90 days
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Median price
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Inventory
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Days on market
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Change vs. prior 90 days · arrow shows direction, not whether it’s good or bad
Pulse signals unlock with Haven, plus a one-line market interpretation.
The 90-day numbers behind each tile open with Haven
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Trend
Where it's been
Peak
$351,234
Aug 2025
From peak
-0.2%
12 mo ago
Since Jan 2019
+79.0%
Worst 12 mo
-1.5%
to Jun 2026
Best 12 mo
+19.5%
since 2018
Zillow ZHVI peaked at $351,234 in Aug 2025 and, after a -7.1% drawdown, is back at that level. Since January 2019 it is +79.0%. The sharpest 12-month move was -1.5%, ending Jun 2026.
Cycle position — prices vs the model’s value estimate and the payment’s share of income vs five years ago — opens with Pro
Appreciation by window
Zillow ZHVI · rank among scored ZIPs
Window
Change
Per year
US rank
Wyoming rank
1 year
▼down-1.3%
-1.3%/yr
Higher than 16% nationally
Higher than 17% in Wyoming
3 years
▲up+9.3%
+3.0%/yr
Higher than 59% nationally
Higher than 59% in Wyoming
5 years
▲up+27.8%
+5.0%/yr
Higher than 65% nationally
Higher than 57% in Wyoming
10 years
▲up+77.3%
+5.9%/yr
Higher than 45% nationally
Top 12% in Wyoming
Since 2009
▲up+124.8%
+4.8%/yr
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Starter homes vs the top tier
Zillow ZHVI tiers · Aug 2026
Bottom third (starter homes)
$206,420
▲up+31% 5Y▲up+86% 10Y
Middle third
$350,448
▲up+27% 5Y▲up+76% 10Y
Top third
$604,424
▲up+23% 5Y▲up+76% 10Y
Starter homes here rose 31% in five years while top-tier homes rose 23% (Zillow ZHVI tiers) — the bottom of the market outpaced the top.
3-bedroom homes here run 55% above 2-bedrooms (Zillow ZHVI by bedroom); the WY median premium is 35%.
The historical reading — which months run highest and lowest here — opens with Haven
Rent, inventory, days on market, Zillow’s market heat, the % view and state and US reference lines open with Haven
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Forecast
Where it's heading
The HavenScore Forecast Model (v1) projects this ZIP’s median value at 3-, 6-, and 12-month horizons, with 80% prediction intervals; Pro adds 24- and 36-month horizons.
Price Forecast
3-month projection · 80% range
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3-month shown | 6 & 12 months with Haven →
3-month
$360,646
+2.9%
80% range $352.9K–$371.5K
6-month
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12-month
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Of the 3-month ranges we published since December 2025, 54% contained the actual price. Track record →
6- and 12-month projections, their 80% ranges, and what moves the forecast unlock with Haven.
Zillow's own published forecast has this ZIP's typical value rise 1.5% over the twelve months from August 2026 (Zillow Home Value Forecast).
Forecasts are the model’s projection, not a prediction. Actuals will differ.
See the 6- and 12-month price ranges for this ZIP and what moves the forecast
Rent data isn’t published for this ZIP, so we can’t compute a rent-vs-buy gap.
Insurance uses the average homeowners premium insurers reported for this ZIP in 2022, $1,750 a year (Treasury Federal Insurance Office).
Payment share of income
0%28%36%50%70%+
26%of the ZIP’s median income at the median value ($2,242/mo against $103,828 · Zillow, Freddie Mac PMMS, US Census ACS). Your own marker appears once you set an income or price in the calculator below.
Price-to-income · ZIP vs state vs US
This ZIP
3.4×
WY median ZIP
4.4×
US median ZIP
4.3×
Median home value ÷ median household income · Zillow ZHVI, US Census ACS · under 4× has historically been comfortable
09
Run the numbers
Your price, rate, down payment and income
Like for like: a 3-bedroom here rents for about $1,380 a month (HUD Small Area Fair Market Rent, FY2026) against a typical 3-bedroom value of $544k (Zillow ZHVI by bedroom) — a 3.0% gross rent yield.
Cost of ownership over time
Cumulative housing cost, interest paid, and equity built · 20% down · ZIP median income $103,828
See the 1-, 5-, and 30-year cost of owning here
Inside: Total housing cost · Interest paid · Principal paid · Equity built
ZIPs the score groups near 82055 on Affordability and Growth — sorted by lowest median value. Each tile names what the lower price trades: commute (ACS), walkability band (EPA) and hazard rating (FEMA).
Every metric above is sourced from public datasets, normalized against the national ZIP distribution. Home values and rents refresh monthly; demographics refresh annually.
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