Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 10,377, settled in 1886. 2.1 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Wyoming town.
Trash & recyclingCody is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, 9th of 28 graded towns in Wyoming, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 79% of the country. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $478K for a typical one and 6.5 times the Cody area’s $73K median household income. 66% of working residents work locally in Cody, where Wyoming’s towns sit at 49% and U.S. towns at 8%. Cody's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 95% of U.S. towns. Cody is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 82% of U.S. towns.
Where Cody beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,132 in 1910, 10,028 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1910 and 3 maps from 1949 on.
9 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wyoming), ordered by how far Cody is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Cody, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Cody.
Cody has seen reported crime fall by a third or more and has a shorter frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of Wyoming; it also has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Wyoming.
16 miles of trail in 16 parks and preserves. Cody’s trail density is 1.5 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Veterans Memorial Park | 0.3 mi | 3 |
| 2. Hugh Smith Park | 0.1 mi | 15 |
| 3. East Sheridan Softball Complex | 0.1 mi | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Park County School District # 6. Three of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Cody High School, with 604 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 466 | A− |
| Cody High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 604 | B− |
| Glenn Livingston ElementaryTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 286 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WY on state tests and graduation
71% of adults had a checkup this year in Cody. Cody beats the Wyoming average on 7 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Cody.
| Cody | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 68% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Cody | WY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.6% | 9.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9.3% | 11.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 6.5 years of the Cody area’s $73K median household income, the typical home (about $478K) costs more against local pay than in 92% of Wyoming towns; that ratio is one input to its C+ for cost of living. Values fell 3.5% in the past year while the Wyoming typical home rose 1.5%.
The typical Cody home is worth about $478,000, 29% above the Wyoming typical home.
| Cody | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,051 a month | $925 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 70% | 70% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Cody weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 140 days: shorter than most of the country, but longer than 83% of Wyoming places with climate records. January nights average 14.3°: colder than most of the country, but milder than 81% of Wyoming places with climate records; July afternoons average 84.6°.
Cody has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. About 45 inches of snow falls in a winter. The January low in Cody is 14°F.
| Cody | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 14°F | 13°F | 22°F |
| July high | 85°F | 87°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 4,421 working residents takes 9.5 minutes, against 18.8 across Wyoming.
Among 28 Wyoming towns, just 1 have a lower average trip to work than Cody. Since 2013, Cody has added 351 jobs, to 6,302 in 2023. The top destinations are Powell (4%), Riverton (1%) and Casper (1%).
| Cody | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 10 minutes | 15 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 8.1% | 6.3% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Reported crimes fell from 134 to 79 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Cody since 1997.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Cody; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Cody residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wyoming.
9 places in Cody on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Wyoming, US
Cody is a city in and the county seat of Park County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 10,028 at the 2020 census, making Cody the eleventh-largest city in Wyoming by population. Cody is served by Yellowstone Regional Airport.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Cody grades B overall, better than 64% of U.S. towns and #9 of 28 in Wyoming. It grades A− for health, B for safety and B for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
