Best PlacesParkerton, WY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Parkerton, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Parkerton ranks 14,959th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Parkerton
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.
Parkerton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Parkerton ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 140 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 82% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 82% of towns
Where Parkerton ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 7% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of towns
- Short commute34.8 minutes each way, better than only 14% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Parkerton
A household needs to earn about $102,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Parkerton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $90,954, 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 Parkerton's effective rate of 0.49%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Parkerton
Parkerton runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Parkerton.
Who works in Parkerton, and how
Work in Parkerton centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Parkerton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Parkerton.
What the weather is like in Parkerton, month by month
Parkerton 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 Parkerton
The nearest airport, Casper/Natrona County International, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 219 miles away.
The best schools in and around Parkerton
Schools across Parkerton average a B−, better than 57% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Summit Elementary SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Grant ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Centennial Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Glenrock Intermediate SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Glenrock Jr/sr High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Roosevelt High SchoolF · 11% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Parkerton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Parkerton 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 Parkerton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Parkerton
Is Parkerton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Parkerton ranks 14,959th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, heat safety, and the weather, and lowest on tree cover 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 Parkerton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $407,984. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $90,954 median income, cost of living beats 82% of towns.
Is Parkerton safe?
Yes, Parkerton is safer than 80% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $219 per resident a year.
Compare Parkerton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Parkerton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Parkerton 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.
Parkerton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Parkerton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Parkerton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Parkerton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Parkerton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Parkerton 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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