Best PlacesRock River, WY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rock River, 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.
Rock River ranks 25,647th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Rock River
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.
Rock River's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rock River ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 164 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 89% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 79% of towns
Where Rock River ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 17% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rock River
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rock River home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,708, 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 Rock River'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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Rock River
Rock River runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rock River.
Who works in Rock River, and how
Work in Rock River centers on professional & technical and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 65%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Rock River
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rock River.
What the weather is like in Rock River, month by month
Rock River sees roughly 164 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 25° | 19° |
| April | 52° | 40° | 30° |
| July | 83° | 67° | 52° |
| October | 56° | 44° | 34° |
Flying in and out of Rock River
The nearest airport, Laramie Regional, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 148 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rock River
Schools across Rock River average a C+, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hanna ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Rock River ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Saratoga ElementaryC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rock River Junior High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Saratoga Middle/high SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Hem Junior/senior High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Rock River High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rock River school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rock River 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 Rock River against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rock River
Is Rock River a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rock River ranks 25,647th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, an educated workforce, and the weather, and lowest on air quality and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rock River expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $257,602. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $76,708 median income, cost of living beats 59% of towns.
Is Rock River safe?
Rock River is safer than 17% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $499 per resident a year.
Compare Rock River with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rock River. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rock River 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.
Rock River detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rock River: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rock River: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rock River: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rock River: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rock River 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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