Best PlacesNatrona County, WY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Natrona County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime read low across the board, which puts the choice down to which part suits you. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Natrona County ranks 183rd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Natrona 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.
The best areas in Natrona County
The parts of Natrona County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
Casper
Streets are more walkable.
Bar Nunn
Fewer homes sit empty, though fewer adults hold degrees.
Evansville
More households have young kids, though fewer residents vote.
Mills
Local pay stretches less far and incomes run lower.
Scores across Natrona County run from about the 17th to the 98th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Natrona County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Natrona County ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than 91% of counties
Where Natrona County ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than only 15% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than only 16% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than only 28% of counties
- TransitBetter than only 35% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Natrona County
A household needs to earn about $76,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Natrona County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,965, 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 Natrona County's effective rate of 0.58%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Natrona County
Natrona County's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Natrona County.
Who works in Natrona County, and how
Work in Natrona County centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Natrona County
Natrona County has less parkland per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Natrona County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Natrona County growing, and who is moving in?
Natrona County has lost about 1% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Albany County, WY.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Natrona County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Natrona County, month by month
Natrona County sees roughly 140 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 Natrona County
The nearest airport, Casper/Natrona County International, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 223 miles away.
The best schools in and around Natrona County
Schools across Natrona County average a C+, better than 49% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Ft. Caspar AcademyA · 70% proficient
- Summit Elementary SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Verda James ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Casper Classical AcademyA · 60% proficient
- C Y Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Centennial Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Kelly Walsh High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Natrona County High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Shoshoni High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Natrona County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Natrona 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 Natrona County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Natrona County suits
Families
Schools land around the 49th percentile and crime safety beats 99%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 86% of counties, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 10% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Natrona County
Is Natrona County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Natrona County ranks 183rd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on low crime, low taxes, and heat safety, and lowest on thin health care access and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Natrona County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $298,698. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $80,965 median income, cost of living beats 86% of counties.
Is Natrona County safe?
Yes, Natrona County is safer than 99% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $188 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Natrona County?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 36 with lows near 14. That works out to about 140 pleasant days a year, more than 88% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Natrona County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Casper, Bar Nunn, and Evansville. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Natrona County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Natrona County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Natrona 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.
Natrona County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Natrona County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Natrona County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Natrona County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Natrona County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Natrona 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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