Best PlacesWaltman, WY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Waltman, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Waltman ranks 17,928th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Waltman
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.
Waltman's strengths and weaknesses
Where Waltman ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 140 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of towns
- Household income$106,546 median, better than 88% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 86% of towns
Where Waltman ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Waltman
A household needs to earn about $112,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Waltman home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $106,546; 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 Waltman'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 Waltman
Waltman 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 Waltman.
Who works in Waltman, and how
Work in Waltman centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Waltman
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Waltman.
What the weather is like in Waltman, month by month
Waltman sees roughly 140 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 25° | 14° |
| April | 59° | 41° | 26° |
| July | 93° | 72° | 51° |
| October | 63° | 45° | 30° |
Flying in and out of Waltman
The nearest airport, Casper/Natrona County International, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 276 miles away.
The best schools in and around Waltman
Schools across Waltman average a B−, better than 57% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- South Side ElementaryA+ · 73% proficient
- Ralph Witters ElementaryA · 63% proficient
- Shoshoni ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Thermopolis Middle SchoolA+ · 71% proficient
- Centennial Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Dean Morgan Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Worland High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Hot Springs County High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Natrona County High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Waltman school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Waltman 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 Waltman against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Waltman
Is Waltman a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Waltman ranks 17,928th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, what local pay buys, and the weather, and lowest on cell coverage and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Waltman expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $444,643. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $106,546 median income, cost of living beats 92% of towns.
Is Waltman safe?
Yes, Waltman is safer than 57% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $278 per resident a year.
Compare Waltman with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Waltman. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Waltman 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.
Waltman detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Waltman: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Waltman: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Waltman: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Waltman: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Waltman 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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