Best PlacesDaniel, WY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Daniel, 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.
Daniel ranks 14,723rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Daniel
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.
Daniel's strengths and weaknesses
Where Daniel ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 94% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 145 pleasant days a year, better than 91% of towns
Where Daniel ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 9% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Daniel
A household needs to earn about $131,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Daniel home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $92,321, 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 Daniel's effective rate of 0.36%, 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 Daniel
Daniel 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 Daniel.
Who works in Daniel, and how
Work in Daniel centers on mining & oil & gas and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Daniel
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Daniel.
What the weather is like in Daniel, month by month
Daniel sees roughly 145 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 0. The comfortable stretch runs June through August.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 12° | 0° |
| April | 49° | 35° | 24° |
| July | 81° | 63° | 43° |
| October | 54° | 38° | 25° |
Flying in and out of Daniel
The nearest airport, Jackson Hole, is about 57 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 177 miles away.
The best schools in and around Daniel
Schools across Daniel average a B, better than 71% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pinedale ElementaryA · 67% proficient
- Big Piney ElementaryC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pinedale Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Big Piney Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Big Piney High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Pinedale High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Skyline High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Daniel school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Daniel 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 Daniel against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Daniel
Is Daniel a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Daniel ranks 14,723rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, heat safety, and a strong job market, and lowest on air quality 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 Daniel expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $533,057. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $92,321 median income, cost of living beats 76% of towns.
Is Daniel safe?
Daniel is safer than 40% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $351 per resident a year.
Compare Daniel with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Daniel. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Daniel 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.
Daniel detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Daniel: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Daniel: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Daniel: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Daniel: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Daniel 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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