Best PlacesBanner, WY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Banner, 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.
Banner ranks 8,047th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Banner
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.
Banner's strengths and weaknesses
Where Banner ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 91% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 86% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 84% of towns
Where Banner ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Banner
A household needs to earn about $137,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Banner home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $90,871, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Banner's effective rate of 0.50%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Banner
Banner runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Banner.
Who works in Banner, and how
Work in Banner centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Banner
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Banner.
What the weather is like in Banner, month by month
Banner sees roughly 122 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 24° | 12° |
| April | 60° | 43° | 29° |
| July | 92° | 73° | 53° |
| October | 64° | 45° | 30° |
Flying in and out of Banner
The nearest airport, Sheridan County, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 347 miles away.
The best schools in and around Banner
Schools across Banner average an A−, better than 86% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Story ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Big Horn ElementaryA · 70% proficient
- Woodland Park ElementaryA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- Big Horn Middle SchoolA+ · 68% proficient
- Sheridan Junior High SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Clear Creek Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
Top high schools
- Big Horn High SchoolA · 78% proficient
- Sheridan High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Buffalo High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Banner school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Banner 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 Banner against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Banner
Is Banner a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Banner ranks 8,047th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, low crime, and an educated workforce, and lowest on distance from a big city and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Banner expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $545,795. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $90,871 median income, cost of living beats 72% of towns.
Is Banner safe?
Yes, Banner is safer than 93% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $175 per resident a year.
Compare Banner with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Banner. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Banner 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.
Banner detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Banner: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Banner: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Banner: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Banner: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Banner 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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