Best PlacesDevils Tower, WY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Devils Tower, 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.
Devils Tower ranks 32,700th 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 Devils Tower
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.
Devils Tower's strengths and weaknesses
Where Devils Tower ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 80% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 78% of towns
Where Devils Tower ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Devils Tower
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Devils Tower home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $67,247, 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 Devils Tower's effective rate of 0.40%, 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 Devils Tower
Devils Tower runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Devils Tower.
Who works in Devils Tower, and how
Work in Devils Tower centers on agriculture & forestry and mining & oil & gas. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Devils Tower
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Devils Tower.
What the weather is like in Devils Tower, month by month
Devils Tower sees roughly 96 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 78 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 24° | 17° |
| April | 48° | 36° | 29° |
| July | 78° | 66° | 55° |
| October | 53° | 42° | 33° |
Flying in and out of Devils Tower
The nearest airport, Northeast Wyoming Regional, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 321 miles away.
The best schools in and around Devils Tower
Schools across Devils Tower average a B+, better than 80% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sundance ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Moorcroft ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Moorcroft Secondary SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Sundance Secondary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Devils Tower school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Devils Tower 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 Devils Tower against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Devils Tower
Is Devils Tower a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Devils Tower ranks 32,700th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, heat safety, and low property taxes, and lowest on distance from a big city and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Devils Tower expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $347,448. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $67,247 median income, cost of living beats 21% of towns.
Is Devils Tower safe?
Yes, Devils Tower is safer than 61% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $271 per resident a year.
Compare Devils Tower with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Devils Tower. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Devils Tower 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.
Devils Tower detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Devils Tower: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Devils Tower: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Devils Tower: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Devils Tower: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Devils Tower 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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