Possibly moving to WY with husbands job

Can anyone tell me about Green River or Rock Springs WY?  My husbands job may need him to relocate from Texas to one of these towns?  Any info would be great!

TIA
Ash :)

Hi Ashley!
Well, either town is nice, but I only know of them from passing through or when I've stayed there on occassion. Rock Springs has a population of about 20,000 and Green River has a population of about 12,000. Both are bigger than where I live, which is Riverton (we have just under 10,000 as of the last census in 2000). I LOVE Wyoming. No matter where you go, there is beauty. Rock Springs and Green River are both right off of I-80, so it's pretty easy to get almost anywhere you need to go. I've also included a couple of links for both towns to help you in your research. Good luck and let us know if you do end up moving!

http://www.rockspringswyoming.net/
http://www.rswy.net/Welcome/~Welcome.htm

http://www.cityofgreenriver.org/
http://www.grchamber.com/

Thank you so much!  What great info to take a look at. 

I make crafts and sell them......where would the closest Hobby Lobby or Michaels craft store be to Rock Springs? 

Hugs,
Ash :)

I must agree with the previous poster.  I live in Douglas, which is even smaller than Riverton.  I think we might have 6 or 7 thousand people here, in our town.  The only thing I don't like about Green River or Rock Springs, is that they get more snow than we do, here in central Wyoming.  What does your husband do for work?

Thanks for the input.  My husband works for Solar Turbines (subsidiary of the Caterpillar Company)  They are across the globe Oil & Gas company.  They build and maintain the turbines that pump the gas from offshore-inland etc.  We now live in east Texas.  They need 4 guys to cover the Utah district which my husband would be covering 5 states total.  They need us to live in Rock Springs. 

My concern from looking on line, is finding housing?  Is it hard to find rental properties?  Would we be better off to buy a house?  The company will pay to relocate us, so that's a blessing. 

We are pretty excited about the move!  We love Texas but, would love to experience other parts of the US too!

Ash :)

I'm not sure about the housing market in Rock Springs, but if it's like the rest of Wyoming, you'd be lucky to even find something to rent.  Interest rates are still pretty low, so if it were me, I'd try to buy something (if your hubby's company wants to keep you here for a while).  In Douglas and surrounding cities, it's pretty hard to find anything to rent, and those places that are for rent are not a place I'd even want to house my cats in (let alone my kids!).  There are some decent places to rent, but those are the rentals that you can't afford to rent.  Some of them charge as much in rent as you'd pay for a mortgage payment!

My husband and I work for another part of the energy world.  We mine coal here in the basin.  My hubby runs rubber tire and track dozers, and I run haulage trucks and other support equipment at our mine. 

I hope your move goes smoothly.  Check in with us and let us know when you're settled.  Maybe us Wyomingites could get together sometime!