Affordable?  Not for many residents but yes for someone from urban areas.  Outside magazine named Laramie as “The Most Affordable Mountain Town in the West.”  This article — authored by Jessica Brauer (below) —  takes an interesting angle:  volunteers and nonprofits make Laramie such a welcoming community with more arts, culture, and musical events than most towns with its size.  Interesting to the last paragraph.

Magazine article missed the volunteer base for Laramie’s vibrancy

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