Lander makes Wyoming’s top 10 on 12 lists
Lander is ranked on 34 lists against the 31 Wyoming towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 12 and the top quarter on 9.
Lander is on Wyoming’s podium 3 times
Each list ranks every WY town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Lander marked.
1 spot from the top 3 for college degrees
Lists where Lander sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Lander lands in the top half on 14 of 21 lists
Each dot is Lander’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WY, the right end is last. Areas where Lander does best come first.
More vacation homes than 90% of Wyoming
Not better or worse, just Lander’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Every WY list, and where Lander lands
35 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
Healthiest#1 Jackson · 97 / 100
#4
Lowest obesity#1 Jackson · 24%
#5
Fewest smokers#1 Jackson · 9%
#4
Most active#1 Jackson · 18%
#4
Fewest uninsured#1 Ranchettes · 8%
#2
Lowest depression#1 Jackson · 19%
#3
Closest to a top hospital#1 Wheatland · 0.1 mi
#30 People
Most educated#1 Laramie · 56.2%
#4
Youngest#1 Warren AFB · 22.6
#18
Oldest#1 Ranchettes · 49.5
#14
Most residents 65+#1 Buffalo · 31.4%
#16
Most kids#1 South Greeley · 31.7%
#9 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Riverton · 44.3%
#7
Most trails#1 Thermopolis · 5.4 mi / sq mi
#19
Most walkable#1 Jackson · 95.8 / sq mi
#8 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Wheatland · 9.3 min
#10 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 South Greeley · 0.9 yrs
#24
Cheapest rent#1 Worland · $703/mo
#13
Lowest property tax#1 South Greeley · $199/yr
#24 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jackson · 9.9%
#4
Most new homes#1 Sheridan · 10.8 per 1,000
#24
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Afton · +66.8%
#9 Climate
Snowiest#1 Afton · 88 in
#7
Least snow#1 Powell · 11 in
#22
Mildest winters#1 Wheatland · 16.4°
#26
Hottest summers#1 Worland · 91.6°
#11
Coolest summers#1 Jackson · 79.7°
#21
Longest growing season#1 Thermopolis · 152 days
#16
Wettest#1 Jackson · 19 in
#15 Safety
Safest#1 Thermopolis · 7.6
The number on the right is Lander’s spot. All of Wyoming’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every WY list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.