Best PlacesHot Springs County, WY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Hot Springs County, 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.
Hot Springs County ranks 553rd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hot Springs County
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.
Hot Springs County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hot Springs County ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of counties
- Short commute13.7 minutes each way, better than 98% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 159 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of counties
- School gradeA−, better than 92% of counties
Where Hot Springs County ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 4% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 23% of counties
- Household income$62,551 median, better than only 33% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Hot Springs County
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hot Springs County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $62,551; 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 Hot Springs County's effective rate of 0.64%, 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 Hot Springs County
Hot Springs County 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 Hot Springs County.
Who works in Hot Springs County, and how
Work in Hot Springs County centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Hot Springs County
Hot Springs County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of counties and more parkland per resident than 99% of counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Hot Springs County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Hot Springs County growing, and who is moving in?
Hot Springs County has lost about 3% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Fremont County, WY.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Hot Springs County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Hot Springs County, month by month
Hot Springs County sees roughly 159 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 Hot Springs County
The nearest airport, Central Wyoming Regional, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 276 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hot Springs County
Schools across Hot Springs County average an A−, better than 92% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Burlington ElementaryA · 72% proficient
- Ralph Witters ElementaryA · 63% proficient
- West Side ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Thermopolis Middle SchoolA+ · 71% proficient
- Worland Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Dubois Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Burlington High SchoolA · 78% proficient
- Worland High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Hot Springs County High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hot Springs County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hot Springs County 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 Hot Springs County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Hot Springs County
Is Hot Springs County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hot Springs County ranks 553rd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on low taxes, short commutes, and the weather, and lowest on distance from a big city and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hot Springs County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $248,086. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $62,551 median income, cost of living beats 43% of counties.
Is Hot Springs County safe?
Hot Springs County is safer than 34% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $378 per resident a year.
Compare Hot Springs County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hot Springs County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hot Springs County 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.
Hot Springs County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hot Springs County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hot Springs County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hot Springs County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hot Springs County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hot Springs County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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