Best PlacesPinedale, WY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pinedale, 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.
Pinedale ranks 8,116th 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 Pinedale
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.
Pinedale's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pinedale ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of towns
- BikingBetter than 92% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 92% of towns
Where Pinedale ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pinedale
A household needs to earn about $88,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pinedale home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $73,399, 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 Pinedale's effective rate of 0.41%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pinedale
Pinedale 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 Pinedale.
Who works in Pinedale, and how
Work in Pinedale centers on mining & oil & gas and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Pinedale
Pinedale has more restaurants and bars per resident than 87% of towns and more parkland per resident than 97% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Pinedale and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Pinedale, month by month
Pinedale sees roughly 146 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 0. The comfortable stretch runs June through August.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 12° | 0° |
| April | 49° | 35° | 24° |
| July | 81° | 63° | 43° |
| October | 54° | 38° | 25° |
Flying in and out of Pinedale
The nearest airport, Jackson Hole, is about 68 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 180 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pinedale
Schools across Pinedale average a B, better than 72% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pinedale ElementaryA · 67% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pinedale Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top high schools
- Pinedale High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Skyline High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pinedale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pinedale 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 Pinedale against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pinedale
Is Pinedale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pinedale ranks 8,116th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, heat safety, and walkability, and lowest on distance from a big city and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pinedale expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $355,732. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $73,399 median income, cost of living beats 49% of towns.
Is Pinedale safe?
Yes, Pinedale is safer than 62% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $275 per resident a year.
Compare Pinedale with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pinedale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pinedale 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.
Pinedale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pinedale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pinedale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pinedale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pinedale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pinedale 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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