Tenley Thompson has worked as a wildlife guide in Wyoming's Greater Yellowstone ecosystem for over 15 years. She and her husband, Dan Bowen, hit the jackpot in 2016 when they purchased an 860-square-foot, two-bedroom house from the Jackson Hole Community Housing Trust after 10 years on the waiting list. If it weren’t for that stroke of luck, Thompson readily admits that there is no way they could afford to live in Jackson Hole, even on two incomes.

At 23 years old, Ragan Freeburg came to the conclusion that she “wanted something different.” Ragan worked and lived seasonally at the R Lazy S Ranch which provided her with employee housing and a unique opportunity to enjoy all that the Jackson area has to offer.

Record prices on home sales in Jackson make living there unaffordable.