Best PlacesShoshoni, WY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Shoshoni, 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.
Shoshoni ranks 23,458th 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 Shoshoni
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.
Shoshoni's strengths and weaknesses
Where Shoshoni ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 147 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of towns
- TransitBetter than 88% of towns
- BikingBetter than 86% of towns
Where Shoshoni ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 5% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Shoshoni
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Shoshoni home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,549, 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 Shoshoni's effective rate of 0.48%, 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 Shoshoni
Shoshoni runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Shoshoni.
Who works in Shoshoni, and how
Work in Shoshoni centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Shoshoni
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Shoshoni.
What the weather is like in Shoshoni, month by month
Shoshoni sees roughly 147 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 Shoshoni
The nearest airport, Central Wyoming Regional, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 258 miles away.
The best schools in and around Shoshoni
Schools across Shoshoni average a B, better than 62% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ralph Witters ElementaryA · 63% proficient
- Rendezvous ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Shoshoni ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Thermopolis Middle SchoolA+ · 71% proficient
- Shoshoni Junior High SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Riverton Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Hot Springs County High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Shoshoni High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Shoshoni school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Shoshoni 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 Shoshoni against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Shoshoni
Is Shoshoni a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Shoshoni ranks 23,458th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, heat safety, and the weather, 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 Shoshoni expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $206,720. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $69,549 median income, cost of living beats 47% of towns.
Is Shoshoni safe?
Shoshoni is safer than 55% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $302 per resident a year.
Compare Shoshoni with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Shoshoni. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Shoshoni 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.
Shoshoni detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Shoshoni: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Shoshoni: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Shoshoni: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Shoshoni: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Shoshoni 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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