ByronWY
A town of 572, settled in 1900.
Is Byron a good place to live?
0.5% of working residents work locally in Byron, below both Wyoming’s towns (50%) and U.S. towns (8%). No town among the 29 in Wyoming we compare has a higher share of children under 18 than Byron. Byron has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
572 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Byron: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Byron, and how to reach them.
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 Byron.
A typical Byron home is worth about $235K
The typical Byron home is worth about $235,000, up 4.4% in a year, 36% below the Wyoming typical home. 80% of households own their home in Byron, above both the Wyoming town median (70%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%).
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most of Byron’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Byron for work: only 0% work in town. Since 2013, Byron has lost 66 jobs, to 27 in 2023. The average trip to work in Byron is 23 minutes.
| Byron | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 15 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Byron
Byron has cold winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 9° and about 13 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Byron faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Byron is
Byron beats the Wyoming average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 67% of adults had a checkup this year in Byron.
| Byron | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 67% | 68% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 36% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 8.1% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Byron | WY |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.5% | 12.8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.6% | 6.5% |
| Fewer adults screened for colon cancer | 52.2% | 59.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.4% of Byron is conserved land
0.5 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Byron’s trail density is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Byron | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 8.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Byron Park | — | 4 |
| 2. Byron Memorial Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Byron
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Byron
About 4 of every 100 Byron residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wyoming.
100% of working residents leave Byron for work
Where Byron’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Byron
Town in Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States
Byron is a town in Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 562 according to the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,029 ft
- ZIP code
- 82412
- Area code
- 307
Questions about Byron
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Byron, WY a good place to live?
Byron has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.