Best PlacesHiland, WY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hiland, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Hiland ranks 17,168th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hiland
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.
Hiland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hiland ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
- Household income$119,028 median, better than 93% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 89% of towns
Where Hiland ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
- Short commute39.4 minutes each way, better than only 6% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hiland
A household needs to earn about $120,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hiland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $119,028; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Hiland's effective rate of 0.54%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Hiland
Hiland runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hiland.
Who works in Hiland, and how
Work in Hiland centers on health care & social and mining & oil & gas. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Hiland
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hiland.
What the weather is like in Hiland, month by month
Hiland sees roughly 136 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 25° | 14° |
| April | 59° | 41° | 26° |
| July | 93° | 72° | 51° |
| October | 63° | 45° | 30° |
Flying in and out of Hiland
The nearest airport, Casper/Natrona County International, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 258 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hiland
Schools across Hiland average a C+, better than 47% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rendezvous ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Shoshoni ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Poison Spider ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- C Y Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Centennial Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Shoshoni Junior High SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Shoshoni High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Roosevelt High SchoolF · 11% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hiland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hiland 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 Hiland against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hiland
Is Hiland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hiland ranks 17,168th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, what local pay buys, and high incomes, and lowest on civic engagement and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hiland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $474,200. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $119,028 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Hiland safe?
Yes, Hiland is safer than 57% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $279 per resident a year.
Compare Hiland with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hiland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hiland 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.
Hiland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hiland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hiland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hiland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hiland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hiland 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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