Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 10,910, settled in 1906. 26% more nonprofits per person than the typical Wyoming town.
Riverton grades D overall, better than 11% of U.S. towns, mostly because of safety and schools. Its police reported 90 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, a higher rate per resident than 95% of U.S. towns. Its schools rank behind 90% of the state's. In its favor, it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 89% of U.S. towns. Riverton’s violent crime rate is 8.2 per 1,000 residents, above both Wyoming’s towns (1.4) and U.S. towns (1.6). No town among the 20 in Wyoming we compare has a higher property crime rate than Riverton. Riverton is home to Central Wyoming College.
Where Riverton beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wyoming), ordered by how far Riverton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 483 in 1910, 10,682 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1909 and 2 maps from 1951 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Riverton, 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 Riverton.
Riverton keeps more of its land conserved than most of Wyoming and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it reports violent crime at 4 times the Wyoming rate.
Violent crime runs at 8.2 per 1,000 residents, 4 times the Wyoming rate; the Safety Grade counts each violent crime four times, so this weighs most on its D. Property crime runs at 30.9 per 1,000 residents, 3 times the Wyoming rate, most of it theft.
Riverton reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 95% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Fremont County School District #25. Two of its 9 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverton Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 559 | C− |
| Riverton High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 701 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WY on state tests and graduation
Its 2,924 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in any other Wyoming town.
6.3 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. The trail density in Riverton is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Riverton City Park | 0.3 mi | 11 |
| 2. Jaycee Park | 0.1 mi | 16 |
| 3. Sunset Park | 0.1 mi | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Values fell 2.3% in the past year while the Wyoming typical home rose 1.5%.
The typical Riverton home is worth about $261,000, 29% below the Wyoming typical home. 55% of Riverton households own their home.
| Riverton | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 55% | 70% | 73% |
| Median rent | $921 a month | $928 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Riverton has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. Riverton’s July high is 90°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
51% of Riverton’s working residents work right in town. 4.4% of workers work from home in Riverton. Jobs based in Riverton fell to 5,747 in 2023, 391 fewer than in 2013.
| Riverton | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 51% | 49% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 15 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 4.4% | 6.4% | 11% |
| Median household income | $55,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Wyoming average. 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 31% across Wyoming.
| Riverton | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35.1 years | 37.3 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 23% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2 points. Across Wyoming, 48.9% of residents are women.
| Riverton | WY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.2% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.9% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.2% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.6% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.8% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.6% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.3% | 12.7% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.7% | 11.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.7% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.9% | 5.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.8% | 27.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 28.5% | 24.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.7% | 11.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.1% | 19.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8% | 11.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Against the 7,481 U.S. towns with household incomes like Riverton’s, it is healthier than 82%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
Riverton beats the Wyoming average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| Riverton | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 66% | 68% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 33% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 12% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Riverton | WY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing food insecurity | 14.6% | 9.7% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 9.2% | 6.4% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 8.6% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Riverton
About 5 of every 100 Riverton residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wyoming.
44.3% of the town is conserved land, across 7 parks and preserves.
2 places in Riverton on the National Register of Historic Places.
7 notable people were born in Riverton.
City in Wyoming, United States
Riverton is a city in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. The city's population was 10,682 at the 2020 census, making it the most populous city in the county.
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One town shares a border with Riverton.
Arapahoe has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Arapahoe reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Riverton with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Riverton grades D overall, better than 11% of U.S. towns. It grades B− for health, D for safety and D for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D.
That is 4 years of the area's median household income ($64,904 across the Riverton, WY area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
7 notable people were born here, including Ashlynn Yennie and Lance Deal.
