Best PlacesCody, WY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cody, 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.
Cody ranks 3,117th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cody
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.
Cody's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cody ranks high
- Short commute13.2 minutes each way, better than 98% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 171 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 92% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of towns
Where Cody ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 29% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 30% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cody
A household needs to earn about $114,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cody home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $81,134, 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 Cody's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 Cody
Cody 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 Cody.
Who works in Cody, and how
Work in Cody centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Cody
Cody has more restaurants and bars per resident than 87% of towns and more parkland per resident than 94% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Cody and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Cody, month by month
Cody sees roughly 171 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 26° | 14° |
| April | 57° | 43° | 30° |
| July | 87° | 71° | 55° |
| October | 61° | 46° | 33° |
Flying in and out of Cody
The nearest airport, Yellowstone Regional, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 298 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cody
Schools across Cody average a B+, better than 77% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Glenn Livingston ElementaryA− · 62% proficient
- Sunset ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
- Eastside ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Powell Middle SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Cody Middle SchoolA · 61% proficient
Top high schools
- Cody High SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Powell High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Heart Mountain AcademyB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cody school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cody 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 Cody against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cody
Is Cody a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cody ranks 3,117th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, low taxes, and the weather, and lowest on distance from a big city and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cody expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $446,839. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $81,134 median income, cost of living beats 67% of towns.
Is Cody safe?
Yes, Cody is safer than 86% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $200 per resident a year.
Compare Cody with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cody. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cody 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.
Cody detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cody: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cody: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cody: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cody: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cody 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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