Best PlacesEden, WY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Eden, 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.
Eden ranks 11,859th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Eden
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.
Eden's strengths and weaknesses
Where Eden ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 172 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 82% of towns
Where Eden ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Eden
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Eden home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $87,566, 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 Eden's effective rate of 0.61%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Eden
Eden's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Eden.
Who works in Eden, and how
Work in Eden centers on mining & oil & gas and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 65%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 26%
Life in Eden
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Eden.
What the weather is like in Eden, month by month
Eden sees roughly 172 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 11. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 21° | 11° |
| April | 56° | 41° | 27° |
| July | 88° | 71° | 54° |
| October | 60° | 44° | 31° |
Flying in and out of Eden
The nearest airport, Southwest Wyoming Regional, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 158 miles away.
The best schools in and around Eden
Schools across Eden average a B+, better than 73% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Farson-eden ElementaryA− · 62% proficient
- Northpark ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pilot Butte ElementaryA− · 54% proficient
- Farson-eden Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Farson-eden High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Black Butte High SchoolC · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Eden school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Eden 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 Eden against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Eden
Is Eden a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Eden ranks 11,859th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, low disaster risk, and heat safety, and lowest on tree cover and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Eden expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $140,900. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $87,566 median income, cost of living beats 65% of towns.
Is Eden safe?
Yes, Eden is safer than 59% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $273 per resident a year.
Compare Eden with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Eden. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Eden 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.
Eden detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Eden: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Eden: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Eden: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Eden: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Eden 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.