Farmland and its buildings in Carbon County averaged $971 an acre in the 2022 Census of Agriculture: the 8th cheapest of the 23 counties in Wyoming, 23% below the Wyoming average in the same census ($1,261).
In the 2017 census it was $550 an acre, so the average has risen 77% in five years.
| Farmland and buildings, an acre, 2022 | $971 |
|---|---|
| The same, 2017 | $550 +77% |
| Farms counted, 2022 | 311 (345 in 2017) |
| Average farm | 9,217 acres |
| Share of the county that is farmland | 56.7% |
| Median value of an owner-occupied home | $222,700 ± $13,300 |
The farm figure is land and buildings together, averaged over every farm in the county, from the largest ranch to the smallest holding. It is for comparing one county with another, not a price for any parcel: a few acres with road frontage usually costs more an acre than the average, not less.
Source: USDA, 2022 Census of Agriculture, Wyoming county data, Table 8; Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024, table B25077
Next door
The counties that share a border with Carbon County, cheapest farmland first.
| county | Farmland an acre | Median home |
|---|---|---|
| Sweetwater County | $387 | $251,400 |
| Converse County | $709 | $292,700 |
| Natrona County | $825 | $273,000 |
| Albany County | $1,040 | $333,000 |
| Fremont County | $1,882 | $268,800 |
Buying land here: the Wyoming rules
Counties sell tax liens, not land, and a lot in a subdivision needs 35 acres to be taxed as a farm.
Each links to the Wyoming guide, where every fact cites the statute or agency page it came from.