Best PlacesSaddlestring, WY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Saddlestring, 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.
Saddlestring ranks 13,596th 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 Saddlestring
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.
Saddlestring's strengths and weaknesses
Where Saddlestring ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 142 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of towns
- Short commute20.4 minutes each way, better than 86% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 86% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 86% of towns
Where Saddlestring ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 13% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 27% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 32% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 32% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Saddlestring
A household needs to earn about $93,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Saddlestring home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $64,241, 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 Saddlestring's effective rate of 0.52%, 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 Saddlestring
Saddlestring 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 Saddlestring.
Who works in Saddlestring, and how
Work in Saddlestring centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Saddlestring
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Saddlestring.
What the weather is like in Saddlestring, month by month
Saddlestring sees roughly 142 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 28° | 16° |
| April | 57° | 43° | 30° |
| July | 89° | 72° | 57° |
| October | 62° | 47° | 34° |
Flying in and out of Saddlestring
The nearest airport, Sheridan County, is about 29 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 330 miles away.
The best schools in and around Saddlestring
Schools across Saddlestring average an A−, better than 82% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Story ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Cloud Peak ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- Laura Irwin ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Big Horn Middle SchoolA+ · 68% proficient
- Clear Creek Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
Top high schools
- Riverside Middle/high SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Buffalo High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Saddlestring school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Saddlestring 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 Saddlestring against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Saddlestring
Is Saddlestring a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Saddlestring ranks 13,596th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, the weather, and short commutes, and lowest on distance from a big city and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Saddlestring expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $368,394. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $64,241 median income, cost of living beats 37% of towns.
Is Saddlestring safe?
Yes, Saddlestring is safer than 60% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $275 per resident a year.
Compare Saddlestring with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Saddlestring. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Saddlestring 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.
Saddlestring detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Saddlestring: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Saddlestring: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Saddlestring: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Saddlestring: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Saddlestring 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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