Gillette's median home price sits at $285,000, 32% below the $420,000 national median. On a $72,000 median household income, that puts the price-to-income ratio at 4.0x, or 4.0 years of gross pay for the purchase price alone.
Gillette's 0.6% property tax rate runs below the 1.1% national average. That's $143/month on the median home here, not a rounding error against the mortgage payment.
No state income tax in Wyoming means the $72,000 median household income stretches further than the same salary would in an income-tax state, which matters directly against a $1,747/month payment.
Day-to-day expenses in Gillette track at 88 against the national 100 baseline, below average once you look past the mortgage payment itself.
Gillette's median home price runs 22% lower than nearby Cheyenne: $365,000 there versus $285,000 here.