Wyoming

Best affordable suburb: Ranchettes
Nearest major city: Cheyenne
Population: 5,363
Median household income: $78,093
Median home price: $265,617
Unemployment rate: 3.8%
Violent crime index: 50

Ranchettes is an unincorporated area in the Cheyenne metro area, which has the best air of any metro region in the country, according to the National Lung Assn. The subdivision outside of Cheyenne generally has 8- and 10-acre lots where residents have horses and the occasional cow or llama. About 37% of residents are married with children. The average commute is 15 minutes.

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