Best PlacesHillsdale, WY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hillsdale, 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.
Hillsdale ranks 3,431st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hillsdale
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.
Hillsdale's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hillsdale ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
- Household income$131,975 median, better than 95% of towns
Where Hillsdale ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 6% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 15% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hillsdale
A household needs to earn about $115,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hillsdale home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $131,975, 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 Hillsdale's effective rate of 0.48%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Hillsdale
Hillsdale runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hillsdale.
Who works in Hillsdale, and how
Work in Hillsdale centers on public administration and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Hillsdale
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hillsdale.
What the weather is like in Hillsdale, month by month
Hillsdale sees roughly 125 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 28° | 16° |
| April | 60° | 43° | 29° |
| July | 88° | 71° | 55° |
| October | 65° | 47° | 33° |
Flying in and out of Hillsdale
The nearest airport, Cheyenne Regional/Jerry Olson Field, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 91 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hillsdale
Schools across Hillsdale average a B, better than 72% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Burns ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Pine Bluffs Jr & Sr High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hillsdale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hillsdale
Is Hillsdale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hillsdale ranks 3,431st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, low taxes, and few empty homes, and lowest on tree cover and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hillsdale expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $458,030. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $131,975 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Hillsdale safe?
Yes, Hillsdale is safer than 87% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $196 per resident a year.
Compare Hillsdale with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hillsdale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hillsdale 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.
Hillsdale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hillsdale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hillsdale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hillsdale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hillsdale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hillsdale 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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