Best PlacesWyodak, WY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wyodak, 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.
Wyodak ranks 10,533rd 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 Wyodak
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.
Wyodak's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wyodak ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 97% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 91% of towns
Where Wyodak ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wyodak
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wyodak home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $106,157, 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 Wyodak's effective rate of 0.32%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Wyodak
Wyodak runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Wyodak.
Who works in Wyodak, and how
Work in Wyodak centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Wyodak
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wyodak.
What the weather is like in Wyodak, month by month
Wyodak sees roughly 124 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 26° | 14° |
| April | 58° | 42° | 29° |
| July | 91° | 73° | 55° |
| October | 63° | 46° | 32° |
Flying in and out of Wyodak
The nearest airport, Northeast Wyoming Regional, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 322 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wyodak
Schools across Wyodak average a C+, better than 51% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Recluse SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Pronghorn ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Cloud Peak ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Clear Creek Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Sage Valley Junior High SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Twin Spruce Junior High SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Buffalo High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Campbell County High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Westwood High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wyodak school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wyodak 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 Wyodak against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wyodak
Is Wyodak a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wyodak ranks 10,533rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, a strong job market, and low property taxes, and lowest on distance from a big city and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wyodak expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $325,342. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $106,157 median income, cost of living beats 91% of towns.
Is Wyodak safe?
Wyodak is safer than 51% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $299 per resident a year.
Compare Wyodak with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wyodak. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wyodak 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.
Wyodak detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wyodak: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wyodak: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wyodak: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wyodak: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wyodak 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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