Best PlacesSouth Torrington, WY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Torrington, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
South Torrington ranks 18,460th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in South Torrington
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.
South Torrington's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Torrington ranks high
- Short commute12.1 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap childcare$506 a month, better than 91% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 138 pleasant days a year, better than 88% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 82% of towns
Where South Torrington ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 9% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 12% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in South Torrington
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Torrington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $62,532; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 South Torrington's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 South Torrington
South Torrington 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 South Torrington.
Who works in South Torrington, and how
Work in South Torrington centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in South Torrington
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across South Torrington.
What the weather is like in South Torrington, month by month
South Torrington sees roughly 138 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 27° | 15° |
| April | 65° | 46° | 30° |
| July | 94° | 74° | 58° |
| October | 68° | 48° | 32° |
Flying in and out of South Torrington
The nearest airport, Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Regional/Wm B Heilig Field, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 154 miles away.
The best schools in and around South Torrington
Schools across South Torrington average a B, better than 67% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Southeast ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- Trail ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Southeast Junior High SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Torrington Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Southeast High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- Torrington High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Torrington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Torrington 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 South Torrington against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in South Torrington
Is South Torrington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Torrington ranks 18,460th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, low taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on tree cover and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Torrington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $273,049. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $62,532 median income, cost of living beats 43% of towns.
Is South Torrington safe?
Yes, South Torrington is safer than 78% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $223 per resident a year.
Compare South Torrington with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Torrington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Torrington 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.
South Torrington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Torrington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Torrington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Torrington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Torrington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Torrington 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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