CarpenterWY
A town in Wyoming.
Is Carpenter a good place to live?
Only one of the 24 Wyoming towns we compare has a higher typical home value than Carpenter. We don’t grade Carpenter yet; the figures below are still real.
100% of working residents leave Carpenter for work
Where Carpenter’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Moving to Carpenter: who provides what
Carpenter is unincorporated, so Laramie County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Carpenter.
A home in Carpenter is worth about $498K, on Zillow’s estimate
Values rose 8.2% in the 12 months to September 2026.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
More than half of Carpenter’s working residents commute to Cheyenne
The top destinations are Cheyenne (62%), Pine Bluffs (6%) and Casper (4%). Half of commuters travel less than 23 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Carpenter
Carpenter’s typical July afternoon high is 88°F, close to Wyoming’s towns (87°F) and above U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Carpenter is
In Carpenter, 32% of adults sleep under 7 hours, near the Wyoming town median (32%) and below the median of U.S. towns (36%). On the CDC’s 31 measures, Carpenter is ahead of Wyoming on 2 and behind on 1. 13% of Carpenter adults binge drink. Among 29 Wyoming towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Carpenter.
| Carpenter | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 68% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 32% | 36% |
| What stands out | Carpenter | WY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.1% | 6.5% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 71% | 62.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.5% | 12.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Carpenter, with inland flooding at the top
Compared with 58% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Carpenter is lower. 33% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 21%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Carpenter
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Carpenter; the nearest are
About Carpenter
Census-designated place in Wyoming, United States
Carpenter is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southeastern Laramie County, Wyoming, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 94. It lies along WYO 214 east of the city of Cheyenne, the county seat of Laramie County and capital of Wyoming. Its elevation is 5,440 feet (1,658 m). Although Carpenter is unincorporated, it has had a post office since 1907, with the ZIP code of 82054.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 5,440 ft
- ZIP code
- 82054
Questions about Carpenter
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Carpenter, WY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Carpenter yet; the figures below are still real. A town in Wyoming.