Best PlacesTen Sleep, WY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ten Sleep, 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.
Ten Sleep ranks 12,672nd 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 Ten Sleep
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.
Ten Sleep's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ten Sleep ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap childcare$473 a month, better than 95% of towns
- QuietBetter than 94% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 156 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of towns
- Short commute18.0 minutes each way, better than 93% of towns
Where Ten Sleep ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 14% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 22% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ten Sleep
A household needs to earn about $85,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ten Sleep home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $62,088, 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 Ten Sleep's effective rate of 0.54%, 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 Ten Sleep
Ten Sleep 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 Ten Sleep.
Who works in Ten Sleep, and how
Work in Ten Sleep centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Ten Sleep
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ten Sleep.
What the weather is like in Ten Sleep, month by month
Ten Sleep sees roughly 156 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 3. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 17° | 3° |
| April | 62° | 44° | 28° |
| July | 94° | 74° | 53° |
| October | 63° | 44° | 28° |
Flying in and out of Ten Sleep
The nearest airport, Sheridan County, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 319 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ten Sleep
Schools across Ten Sleep average an A−, better than 82% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- South Side ElementaryA+ · 73% proficient
- Ralph Witters ElementaryA · 63% proficient
- Cloud Peak ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Thermopolis Middle SchoolA+ · 71% proficient
- Clear Creek Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Worland Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
Top high schools
- Riverside Middle/high SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Worland High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Buffalo High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ten Sleep school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ten Sleep 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 Ten Sleep against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ten Sleep
Is Ten Sleep a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ten Sleep ranks 12,672nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, affordable childcare, and quiet, and lowest on distance from a big city and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ten Sleep expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $335,692. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $62,088 median income, cost of living beats 26% of towns.
Is Ten Sleep safe?
Yes, Ten Sleep is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $277 per resident a year.
Compare Ten Sleep with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ten Sleep. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ten Sleep 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.
Ten Sleep detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ten Sleep: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ten Sleep: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ten Sleep: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ten Sleep: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ten Sleep 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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