Best PlacesElk Mountain, WY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Elk Mountain, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Elk Mountain ranks 32,524th 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 Elk Mountain
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.
Elk Mountain's strengths and weaknesses
Where Elk Mountain ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 177 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 78% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 78% of towns
Where Elk Mountain ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Elk Mountain
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Elk Mountain home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,500, 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 Elk Mountain's effective rate of 0.49%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Elk Mountain
Elk Mountain'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 Elk Mountain.
Who works in Elk Mountain, and how
Work in Elk Mountain centers on construction and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Elk Mountain
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Elk Mountain.
What the weather is like in Elk Mountain, month by month
Elk Mountain sees roughly 177 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 25° | 19° |
| April | 52° | 40° | 30° |
| July | 83° | 67° | 52° |
| October | 56° | 44° | 34° |
Flying in and out of Elk Mountain
The nearest airport, Laramie Regional, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 155 miles away.
The best schools in and around Elk Mountain
Schools across Elk Mountain average a B, better than 73% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hanna ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Saratoga ElementaryC+ · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Saratoga Middle/high SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Hem Junior/senior High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Elk Mountain school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Elk Mountain 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 Elk Mountain against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Elk Mountain
Is Elk Mountain a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Elk Mountain ranks 32,524th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, the weather, and heat safety, and lowest on air quality and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Elk Mountain expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $153,300. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $58,500 median income, cost of living beats 24% of towns.
Is Elk Mountain safe?
Elk Mountain is safer than 41% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $330 per resident a year.
Compare Elk Mountain with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Elk Mountain. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Elk Mountain 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.
Elk Mountain detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Elk Mountain: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Elk Mountain: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Elk Mountain: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Elk Mountain: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Elk Mountain 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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