Best PlacesRockypoint, WY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rockypoint, 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.
Rockypoint ranks 27,584th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Rockypoint
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.
Rockypoint's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rockypoint ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 89% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 83% of towns
Where Rockypoint ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rockypoint
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rockypoint home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,892, 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 Rockypoint's effective rate of 0.51%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Rockypoint
Rockypoint runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rockypoint.
Who works in Rockypoint, and how
Work in Rockypoint centers on manufacturing and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Rockypoint
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rockypoint.
What the weather is like in Rockypoint, month by month
Rockypoint sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 26° | 18° |
| April | 56° | 43° | 33° |
| July | 86° | 72° | 59° |
| October | 60° | 46° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Rockypoint
The nearest airport, Northeast Wyoming Regional, is about 45 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 350 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rockypoint
Schools across Rockypoint average a C+, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Little Powder ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
Top high schools
- Westwood High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rockypoint school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rockypoint 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 Rockypoint against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rockypoint
Is Rockypoint a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rockypoint ranks 27,584th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, heat safety, and quiet, and lowest on internet speeds and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rockypoint expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $294,750. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $83,892 median income, cost of living beats 37% of towns.
Is Rockypoint safe?
Yes, Rockypoint is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $249 per resident a year.
Compare Rockypoint with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rockypoint. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rockypoint 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.
Rockypoint detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rockypoint: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rockypoint: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rockypoint: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rockypoint: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rockypoint 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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