Best PlacesMeeteetse, WY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Meeteetse, 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.
Meeteetse ranks 18,255th 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 Meeteetse
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.
Meeteetse's strengths and weaknesses
Where Meeteetse ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 167 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 87% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 84% of towns
Where Meeteetse ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Household income$52,344 median, better than only 15% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Meeteetse
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Meeteetse home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $52,344, 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 Meeteetse's effective rate of 0.72%, 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 Meeteetse
Meeteetse 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 Meeteetse.
Who works in Meeteetse, and how
Work in Meeteetse centers on education and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Meeteetse
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Meeteetse.
What the weather is like in Meeteetse, month by month
Meeteetse sees roughly 167 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 26° | 14° |
| April | 57° | 43° | 30° |
| July | 87° | 71° | 55° |
| October | 61° | 46° | 33° |
Flying in and out of Meeteetse
The nearest airport, Yellowstone Regional, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 281 miles away.
The best schools in and around Meeteetse
Schools across Meeteetse average a B−, better than 60% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sunset ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cody Middle SchoolA · 61% proficient
Top high schools
- Heart Mountain AcademyB− · 42% proficient
- Dubois High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Meeteetse school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Meeteetse 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 Meeteetse against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Meeteetse
Is Meeteetse a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Meeteetse ranks 18,255th 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 Meeteetse expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $268,200. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $52,344 median income, cost of living beats 20% of towns.
Is Meeteetse safe?
Yes, Meeteetse is safer than 60% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $272 per resident a year.
Compare Meeteetse with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Meeteetse. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Meeteetse 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.
Meeteetse detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Meeteetse: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Meeteetse: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Meeteetse: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Meeteetse: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Meeteetse 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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