Red ButteWY
A town of 580.
Is Red Butte a good place to live?
Of the 29 Wyoming towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Red Butte. Red Butte has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
580 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Red Butte: who provides what
Red Butte is unincorporated, so Natrona 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 Red Butte.
More than half of Red Butte’s working residents commute to Casper
Most working residents leave Red Butte for work: only 0% work in town. At 17 minutes, Red Butte’s average trip to work is above the Wyoming town median (15 minutes) but below the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Casper (51%), Mills (8%) and Hartrandt (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Red Butte faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and hot summers in Red Butte
Red Butte has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. At 89°F, Red Butte’s July high is where Wyoming’s towns sit at 87°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Red Butte stands out in Wyoming and nationally, with fewer of its adults who worry about having enough food
No town among the 29 in Wyoming we compare has a lower share of adults who worry about having enough food than Red Butte. 14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Red Butte. Red Butte beats the Wyoming average on 11 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Red Butte | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 68% | 79% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 6.7% | 11% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 36% |
| What stands out | Red Butte | WY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.8% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.7% | 9.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Red Butte
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Red Butte
About 0 of every 100 Red Butte residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wyoming.
100% of working residents leave Red Butte for work
Where Red Butte’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Red Butte
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Red Butte, WY a good place to live?
Red Butte has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.