Best PlacesHamilton Dome, WY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hamilton Dome, 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.
Hamilton Dome ranks 10,484th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hamilton Dome
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.
Hamilton Dome's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hamilton Dome ranks high
- Short commute10.2 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 155 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$518 a month, better than 90% of towns
Where Hamilton Dome ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 13% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 13% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hamilton Dome
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hamilton Dome home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $67,727, 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 Hamilton Dome's effective rate of 0.50%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hamilton Dome
Hamilton Dome 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 Hamilton Dome.
Who works in Hamilton Dome, and how
Work in Hamilton Dome centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Hamilton Dome
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hamilton Dome.
What the weather is like in Hamilton Dome, month by month
Hamilton Dome sees roughly 155 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 3. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 17° | 3° |
| April | 62° | 44° | 28° |
| July | 94° | 74° | 53° |
| October | 63° | 44° | 28° |
Flying in and out of Hamilton Dome
The nearest airport, Central Wyoming Regional, is about 45 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 267 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hamilton Dome
Schools across Hamilton Dome average an A−, better than 87% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ralph Witters ElementaryA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Thermopolis Middle SchoolA+ · 71% proficient
- Wind River Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Hot Springs County High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hamilton Dome school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hamilton Dome 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 Hamilton Dome against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hamilton Dome
Is Hamilton Dome a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hamilton Dome ranks 10,484th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, low taxes, and quiet, and lowest on distance from a big city and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hamilton Dome expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $322,800. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $67,727 median income, cost of living beats 49% of towns.
Is Hamilton Dome safe?
Yes, Hamilton Dome is safer than 57% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $280 per resident a year.
Compare Hamilton Dome with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hamilton Dome. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hamilton Dome 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.
Hamilton Dome detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hamilton Dome: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hamilton Dome: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hamilton Dome: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hamilton Dome: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hamilton Dome 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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