Best PlacesPavillion, WY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pavillion, 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.
Pavillion ranks 20,212th 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 Pavillion
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.
Pavillion's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pavillion ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 154 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of towns
Where Pavillion ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pavillion
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pavillion home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,801, 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 Pavillion's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 Pavillion
Pavillion's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Pavillion.
Who works in Pavillion, and how
Work in Pavillion centers on agriculture & forestry and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Pavillion
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pavillion.
What the weather is like in Pavillion, month by month
Pavillion sees roughly 154 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 4. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 17° | 4° |
| April | 59° | 42° | 28° |
| July | 91° | 73° | 55° |
| October | 61° | 45° | 31° |
Flying in and out of Pavillion
The nearest airport, Central Wyoming Regional, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 241 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pavillion
Schools across Pavillion average a B−, better than 57% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Dubois ElementaryA · 68% proficient
- Ralph Witters ElementaryA · 63% proficient
- Shoshoni ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Thermopolis Middle SchoolA+ · 71% proficient
- Dubois Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Shoshoni Junior High SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Hot Springs County High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Wind River High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Dubois High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pavillion school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pavillion 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 Pavillion against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pavillion
Is Pavillion a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pavillion ranks 20,212th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, heat safety, and quiet, and lowest on distance from a big city and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pavillion expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $215,629. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $61,801 median income, cost of living beats 28% of towns.
Is Pavillion safe?
Yes, Pavillion is safer than 62% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $269 per resident a year.
Compare Pavillion with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pavillion. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pavillion 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.
Pavillion detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pavillion: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pavillion: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pavillion: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pavillion: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pavillion 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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