ArapahoeWY
This town of 1,240 people was settled in 1906.
Is Arapahoe a good place to live?
Arapahoe’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for schools. On health, just 2 of Wyoming’s 58 towns do worse. The median household income is $70K, and 18% of residents live below the poverty line. Only 4 of Wyoming’s 58 towns score higher on cost of living. On the outdoors, just 4 of Wyoming’s 58 towns do worse. Arapahoe has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Arapahoe stand out
Where Arapahoe beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Jobs vs. working residents
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Arapahoe Elementary | PK–8 | 392 |
| Arapahoe Charter High School | 9–12 | 54 |
| St. Stephens Indian School | K–12 | 193 |
1,240 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Arapahoe grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wyoming), ordered by how far Arapahoe is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Arapahoe: who provides what
Arapahoe is unincorporated, so Fremont 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 Arapahoe.
Arapahoe’s public schools rank near the bottom of Wyoming
Its public schools are run by the Fremont County School District #38. Below: Two of its 3 schools, each with why it was picked. 3 public schools serve Arapahoe, with 639 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arapahoe ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 392 | D− |
| St. Stephens Indian SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 193 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WY on state tests and graduation
Arapahoe stands out in Wyoming and nationally: a larger share of its adults worry about having enough food
Only one of the 29 Wyoming towns we compare has a lower share of adults who had a checkup this year than Arapahoe. Just over a fifth of adults report frequent mental distress locally, where Wyoming’s towns sit at 17% and U.S. towns at 17%. Arapahoe: 16% of adults have diabetes.
| Arapahoe | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 15% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 11% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 64% | 68% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Arapahoe | WY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.1% | 8.9% |
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 30.1% | 33.8% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 27.9% | 9.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A job hub: Arapahoe has 1.8 jobs for every working resident and draws in 607 commuters
Most people who work leave Arapahoe to do it: just 17% work in town. Since 2013, Arapahoe has lost 141 jobs, to 670 in 2023. For Arapahoe, the average trip to work is 16 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 15 miles.
| Arapahoe | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 50% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 15 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Arapahoe, expect snowy winters and hot summers
For Arapahoe, the peak summer temperature is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Arapahoe is inland flooding, at a high overall level
The FEMA hazard score for Arapahoe comes to 61 of 100, above both Wyoming’s towns (39 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). FEMA puts half of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 16% to cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Protected land: 3.2% of Arapahoe
20 miles of trail. Arapahoe’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Arapahoe | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.2% | 8.8% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Arapahoe
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Arapahoe
About 2 of every 100 Arapahoe residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wyoming.
Every workday, about 607 people come to Arapahoe for work
Where Arapahoe’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Arapahoe
Census-designated place in Wyoming, United States
Arapahoe (Arapaho: Hinono'ei') is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,656 at the 2010 census. A Catholic mission was founded here in 1884. St Stephen's Mission Church, located near Arapahoe, is part of the Catholic mission.
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- Area
- 28 sq mi
- Elevation
- 5,003 ft
- ZIP code
- 82510
- Area code
- 307
Questions about Arapahoe
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Are Arapahoe schools good?
The public schools Arapahoe children attend trail 100% of Wyoming districts on state tests and graduation, a D− School Grade.
Is Arapahoe, WY expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.