Best PlacesConverse County, WY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Converse County, 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.
Converse County ranks 454th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Converse County
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.
Converse County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Converse County ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 144 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than 86% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 85% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than 84% of counties
Where Converse County ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than only 10% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than only 17% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than only 32% of counties
- Local economyBetter than only 34% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Converse County
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Converse County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $81,412, 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 Converse County's effective rate of 0.54%, 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 Converse County
Converse County's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Converse County.
Who works in Converse County, and how
Work in Converse County centers on education and mining & oil & gas. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Converse County
Converse County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties and more parkland per resident than 93% of counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Converse County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Converse County growing, and who is moving in?
Converse County has lost about 3% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Casper, WY.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Converse County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Converse County, month by month
Converse County sees roughly 144 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 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° | 25° | 12° |
| April | 61° | 42° | 27° |
| July | 93° | 73° | 54° |
| October | 64° | 45° | 29° |
Flying in and out of Converse County
The nearest airport, Casper/Natrona County International, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 207 miles away.
The best schools in and around Converse County
Schools across Converse County average a B, better than 72% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Douglas Upper Elementary SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Cottonwood ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Grant ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Douglas Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Glenrock Intermediate SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Douglas High SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Glenrock Jr/sr High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Converse County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Converse County 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 Converse County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Converse County
Is Converse County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Converse County ranks 454th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on low taxes, the weather, and cell coverage, 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 Converse County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $281,986. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $81,412 median income, cost of living beats 85% of counties.
Is Converse County safe?
Yes, Converse County is safer than 84% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $254 per resident a year.
Compare Converse County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Converse County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Converse County 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.
Converse County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Converse County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Converse County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Converse County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Converse County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Converse County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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