AltaWY
With 469 residents, this town was settled in 1898.
Is Alta a good place to live?
64% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Alta, against 24% in Wyoming’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Among 29 Wyoming towns, just 2 have a higher share of households owning their home than Alta. Alta has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
469 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Yellowstone National Park and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Alta. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi National ParkYellowstone National Park4.8M visitors a year
Big draw8 mi National ParkGrand Teton National Park3.8M visitors a year
27 mi DamTeton Dam4 mi Ski areaGrand Targhee Resort93 runs · 2,237 ft vertical
28 mi National forestBridger–Teton National Forest15 mi Ski areaJackson Hole Mountain Resort138 runs · 4,089 ft verticalPhoto credits
Yellowstone National Park: James St. John from Newark, Ohio, CC BY 2.0 · Grand Teton National Park: Jon Sullivan, PD Photo., Public domain · Teton Dam: WaterArchives.org from Sacramento, California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bridger–Teton National Forest: Unknown, Public domain
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Moving to Alta: who provides what
Alta is unincorporated, so Teton County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Alta.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The schools Alta’s kids attend
The public schools here belong to the Teton County School District #1. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alta ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 33 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts
With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Alta’s workers commute out
The top destinations are Jackson (33%), Teton Village (15%) and Driggs (5%). Commuting out is the norm in Alta: 2% of working residents work locally. This Wyoming town had 98 jobs in 2023, up 66 from 2013. For residents in the town, the share who live below the poverty line is 5.3%.
| Alta | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 50% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical July afternoon in Alta is cooler than in the typical Wyoming or U.S. town
Expect cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers in Alta. July afternoons reach 78°, January nights drop to 8° and about 113 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Alta stands out in Wyoming and nationally, with fewer of its adults who report frequent mental distress
Of the 29 Wyoming towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who worry about having enough food than Alta. 13% of Alta adults say their health is fair or poor. Among adults here, 27% sleep under 7 hours and 18% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Alta | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 17% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Alta | WY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.2% | 11.6% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.5% | 12.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Alta has set aside 5.1% of its land for conservation
3.0 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. Alta’s trail density is 0.4 miles per square mile. It has one park or preserve, 4 acres in all.
| Alta | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.1% | 8.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Alta Community Park | 0.4 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Alta has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from avalanches
Expected losses in Alta break down as 89% from avalanches and 5% from inland flooding. On expected storm and flood damage, Alta sits below 53% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Alta
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Alta; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Alta residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wyoming.
98% of working residents leave Alta for work
Where Alta’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Alta
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Alta, WY a good place to live?
Alta has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.