Best PlacesBoyes, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Boyes, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Boyes ranks 26,182nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Boyes
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.
Boyes' strengths and weaknesses
Where Boyes ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 95% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Short commute21.3 minutes each way, better than 83% of towns
Where Boyes ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Boyes
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Boyes home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,943, 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 Boyes' effective rate of 0.22%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Boyes
Boyes runs older 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 Boyes.
Who works in Boyes, and how
Work in Boyes centers on agriculture & forestry and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 47%
- Work from home 46%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Boyes
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Boyes.
What the weather is like in Boyes, month by month
Boyes sees roughly 96 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 26° | 18° |
| April | 56° | 43° | 33° |
| July | 86° | 72° | 59° |
| October | 60° | 46° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Boyes
The nearest airport, Northeast Wyoming Regional, is about 84 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 387 miles away.
The best schools in and around Boyes
Schools across Boyes average a B−, better than 62% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Little Powder ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Ekalaka Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Broadus SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Broadus 7-8D+ · 25% proficient
- Ekalaka 7-8D · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Sheridan High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Powder River Co Dist HighD+ · 25% proficient
- Carter County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Boyes school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Boyes 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 Boyes against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Boyes
Is Boyes a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Boyes ranks 26,182nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, quiet, and a strong job market, 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 Boyes expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $216,658. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $64,943 median income, cost of living beats 39% of towns.
Is Boyes safe?
Boyes is safer than 35% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $470 per resident a year.
Compare Boyes with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Boyes. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Boyes 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.
Boyes detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Boyes: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Boyes: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Boyes: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Boyes: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Boyes 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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