Rafter J RanchWY
1,293 people call this town in Wyoming home.
Is Rafter J Ranch a good place to live?
Rafter J Ranch’s best subject grades are an A+ for health, an A for schools, and an A− for incomes; its weakest is a D− for cost of living. 67% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Rafter J Ranch, where Wyoming’s towns sit at 24% and U.S. towns at 29%. No town in Wyoming scores lower than Rafter J Ranch on cost of living. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 91% of U.S. towns. 0.2% of the land in Rafter J Ranch is conserved, below both the Wyoming town median (8.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 3 of Wyoming’s 58 towns score lower on history. Rafter J Ranch has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Rafter J Ranch stand out
Where Rafter J Ranch beats most towns.
1,293 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Rafter J Ranch grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wyoming), ordered by how far Rafter J Ranch is from typical.
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Grand Teton National Park and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rafter J Ranch. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi National ParkGrand Teton National Park3.8M visitors a year
3 mi National forestBridger–Teton National Forest3 mi Ski areaSnow King Mountain39 runs · 1,701 ft vertical
4 mi Park & preserveNational Elk Refuge12 mi Ski areaJackson Hole Mountain Resort138 runs · 4,089 ft vertical26 mi Ski areaGrand Targhee Resort93 runs · 2,237 ft verticalPhoto credits
Grand Teton National Park: Jon Sullivan, PD Photo., Public domain · Bridger–Teton National Forest: Unknown, Public domain · National Elk Refuge: Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain
Moving to Rafter J Ranch: who provides what
Rafter J Ranch 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 Rafter J Ranch.
Rafter J Ranch stands out in Wyoming and nationally: a smaller share of its adults report frequent mental distress
No town among the 29 in Wyoming we compare has a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Rafter J Ranch. For adults here, the share who say their health is fair or poor is 12%. Only 2 of the 29 Wyoming towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Rafter J Ranch. Against the Wyoming average, Rafter J Ranch comes out ahead on 20 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 1.
| Rafter J Ranch | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 32% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 17% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 19% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Rafter J Ranch | WY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.9% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4.2% | 9.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Rafter J Ranch than in most of Wyoming or the rest of the country
The average commute for Rafter J Ranch comes to 14 minutes. Of the 29 Wyoming towns we compare, none has a higher middle household income than Rafter J Ranch. For half of commuters, work is under 4 miles away. The top destinations are Jackson (58%), Teton Village (4%) and South Park (3%).
| Rafter J Ranch | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $161,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 50% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 14 minutes | 15 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Rafter J Ranch, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
In Rafter J Ranch, the peak summer temperature is 78°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Rafter J Ranch: avalanches
Compared with 52% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Rafter J Ranch is higher. 89% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from avalanches.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Rafter J Ranch’s grade for the outdoors is a C+
The density of trails in Rafter J Ranch is 2.0 miles per square mile. 1.4 miles of trail.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Rafter J Ranch sells for about $1.91M at the median
Among households in Rafter J Ranch, 77% live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Rafter J Ranch
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Rafter J Ranch; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Rafter J Ranch residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wyoming.
99% of working residents leave Rafter J Ranch for work
Where Rafter J Ranch’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Rafter J Ranch
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rafter J Ranch, WY expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $1,268,000, 244% above the Wyoming typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.