Central Cheyenne & Warren AFB

Wyoming's Capital City on the High Plains

Cheyenne is Wyoming's state capital and largest city with a population of ~65,132, sitting at 6,063 feet on the High Plains where I-25 and I-80 intersect. Founded in 1867 as a Union Pacific Railroad town, the 'Magic City of the Plains' is anchored by F.E. Warren Air Force Base (the city's largest employer and home of the 90th Missile Wing), Wyoming state government (~3,400+ jobs), Cheyenne Regional Medical Center (2,000+ employees), and a rapidly growing data center sector that includes Microsoft, Crusoe (1.8 GW AI facility), and a $1.2B water-free campus — all drawn by Wyoming's lack of state income, corporate, and capital gains taxes. Median home sale prices sit around $370K with just ~0.33 months of inventory. The city hosts Cheyenne Frontier Days — the world's largest outdoor rodeo, held every July since 1897 and drawing ~200,000 visitors — and offers free public bus service via the Cheyenne Transit Program.

Cheyenne is both a city and the Wyoming state capital. This profile represents the incorporated city of ~65,132; internal neighborhoods (Downtown, Capitol North, Western Hills, The Pointe, Saddle Ridge, Whitney Ranch, Moore Haven Heights, Pioneer Park, Rainsford, Indian Hills, Sun Valley, Lake Minnehaha, and others) are profiled separately as neighborhoods within the city.

Historic ICBM Base and 90th Missile Wing — 3 Miles West of Cheyenne

F.E. Warren Air Force Base is a 5,866-acre active military installation 3 miles west of downtown Cheyenne, home to the 90th Missile Wing of Air Force Global Strike Command — one of three strategic ICBM bases in the United States, responsible for 150 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles. Established in 1867 as Fort David Allen Russell and renamed in 1930 for Wyoming's first state governor, it is the oldest continuously active Air Force installation and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Census-designated place population is ~2,863 (2020). On-base housing is privatized through Balfour Beatty Communities across six neighborhoods — including historic brick officer quarters on 'The Hill' and the Atlas, Carlin Heights, Lake, and Peacekeeper Heights neighborhoods — and is restricted to active-duty military and authorized dependents. Daily life centers on the Commissary, Base Exchange, Freedom Hall Fitness Center, and the Warren ICBM and Heritage Museum.

Housing on F.E. Warren AFB is restricted to active-duty military personnel and dependents. The base is not on the open housing market. This profile is included because Warren AFB is a Census-designated place and the defining feature of Cheyenne's economy — Cheyenne's largest single employer. Civilians seeking to live near the base should see the Cheyenne community profile for off-base options in the adjacent neighborhoods.