Best Places82901, WY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 82901, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
82901 ranks 8,329th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 82901
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
82901's strengths and weaknesses
Where 82901 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 172 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 82901 ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 21% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 82901
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 82901 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,446, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 82901's effective rate of 0.62%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 82901
82901 runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 82901.
Who works in 82901, and how
Work in 82901 centers on mining & oil & gas and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 82901
82901 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 82901 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 82901, month by month
82901 sees roughly 172 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 11. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 21° | 11° |
| April | 56° | 41° | 27° |
| July | 88° | 71° | 54° |
| October | 60° | 44° | 31° |
Flying in and out of 82901
The nearest airport, Southwest Wyoming Regional, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 153 miles away.
The best schools in and around 82901
Schools across 82901 average a B−, better than 54% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Harrison ElementaryA · 63% proficient
- Farson-eden ElementaryA− · 62% proficient
- Desert ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pilot Butte ElementaryA− · 54% proficient
- Lincoln Middle SchoolA− · 52% proficient
- Farson-eden Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Green River High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Farson-eden High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Rock Springs High SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 82901 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
82901 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 82901 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 82901 suits
Families
Schools land around the 54th percentile and crime safety beats 71%.
Common questions about living in 82901
Is 82901 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 82901 ranks 8,329th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, heat safety, and low taxes, and lowest on thin health care access and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 82901 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $257,360. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $77,446 median income, cost of living beats 68% of zip codes.
Is 82901 safe?
Yes, 82901 is safer than 71% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $271 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 82901?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 31 with lows near 11. That works out to about 172 pleasant days a year, more than 94% of zip codes.
Is 82901 good for families?
Schools beat 54% of zip codes, crime safety beats 71%, and childcare runs $812 a month.
Compare 82901 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 82901. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 82901 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
82901 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 82901: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 82901: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 82901: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 82901: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
82901 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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