Best PlacesJeffrey City, WY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Jeffrey City, 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.
Jeffrey City ranks 20,285th of 50,333 U.S. towns 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 Jeffrey City
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.
Jeffrey City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Jeffrey City ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 154 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of towns
- Short commute19.3 minutes each way, better than 90% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 81% of towns
Where Jeffrey City ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Jeffrey City
A household needs to earn about $99,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Jeffrey City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $74,898, 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 Jeffrey City's effective rate of 0.47%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Jeffrey City
Jeffrey City runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Jeffrey City.
Who works in Jeffrey City, and how
Work in Jeffrey City centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Jeffrey City
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Jeffrey City.
What the weather is like in Jeffrey City, month by month
Jeffrey City sees roughly 154 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 22° | 12° |
| April | 57° | 42° | 31° |
| July | 89° | 73° | 57° |
| October | 61° | 46° | 35° |
Flying in and out of Jeffrey City
The nearest airport, Central Wyoming Regional, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 245 miles away.
The best schools in and around Jeffrey City
Schools across Jeffrey City average a B+, better than 76% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rendezvous ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Shoshoni ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Desert View ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lander Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Centennial Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Shoshoni Junior High SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Lander Valley High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Shoshoni High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Black Butte High SchoolC · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Jeffrey City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Jeffrey City 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 Jeffrey City against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Jeffrey City
Is Jeffrey City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Jeffrey City ranks 20,285th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, quiet, and the weather, and lowest on distance from a big city and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Jeffrey City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $395,592. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $74,898 median income, cost of living beats 48% of towns.
Is Jeffrey City safe?
Jeffrey City is safer than 28% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $398 per resident a year.
Compare Jeffrey City with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Jeffrey City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Jeffrey City 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.
Jeffrey City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Jeffrey City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Jeffrey City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Jeffrey City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Jeffrey City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Jeffrey City 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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