Red ButteWY
Some 580 people live in this town, in Wyoming.
Is Red Butte a good place to live?
Of the 29 Wyoming towns we compare, none has a higher home-ownership rate 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
Half the trips to work are shorter than 6 miles. In Red Butte, the average trip to work is 17 minutes, 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
The biggest natural risk in Red Butte is inland flooding, at a high overall level
FEMA puts 68% of Red Butte’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 16% to cold waves. On expected storm and flood damage, Red Butte sits above 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Red Butte has snowy winters and hot summers
In Red Butte, the midsummer high is 89°F, 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
CDC measures, 31 in all: Red Butte beats Wyoming on 11 and trails on 1. Only one of the 29 Wyoming towns we compare has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Red Butte. For adults locally, the share who report frequent mental distress is 14%.
| 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. Some 580 people live in this town, in Wyoming.