Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 20,015, settled in 1882. Public schools that outperform most of Wyoming.
Sheridan's standout: its public schools beat 96% of Wyoming towns on state tests and graduation. Overall it grades B+, 7th among Wyoming's 28 graded towns. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 75% of the country and it is more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 81% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. 65% of working residents work locally in Sheridan, above both Wyoming’s towns (49%) and U.S. towns (8%). Only 1 of Wyoming’s 58 towns score higher on history. Sheridan is home to Northern Wyoming Community College District.
Where Sheridan beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Sagebrush Elementary | K–5 | 330 |
| Henry A. Coffeen Elementary | K–5 | 325 |
| Highland Park Elementary | PK–5 | 321 |
Sheridan Inn is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 281 in 1890, 18,737 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1876 and 2 maps from 1968 on.
12 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wyoming), ordered by how far Sheridan is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Sheridan, 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 Sheridan.
Sheridan has a shorter frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Wyoming (mostly inland flooding).
Its public schools are run by the Sheridan County School District #2. Three of its 12 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheridan Junior High SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 766 | A |
| Sheridan High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,001 | A |
| Sagebrush ElementaryTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 330 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WY on state tests and graduation
19 miles of trail in 12 parks and preserves. Sheridan’s trail density is 1.5 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Sheridan County Fairgrounds, at 39 acres.
| Sheridan | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.5 miles per square mile | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.9% | 9.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sheridan County Fairgrounds | — | 39 |
| 2. South Park Recreation Area | 0.1 mi | 35 |
| 3. Black Tooth Park | — | 20 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 93% of Wyoming towns, with expected losses of about $561 per resident a year; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on.
Among 28 Wyoming towns, just 2 have a higher FEMA risk score than Sheridan. Since 1978, 14 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Sheridan.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 9,574 U.S. towns with household incomes like Sheridan’s, it is healthier than 95%, so its A− isn’t only a matter of income.
71% of Sheridan adults had a checkup this year. Sheridan tracks Wyoming closely on all 31 CDC measures. 30% of Sheridan adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Sheridan | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 68% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 36% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 21% | 23% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Sheridan Fld Stn weather station, 7 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 127 days, shorter than in 97% of U.S. towns.
Sheridan has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The July high in Sheridan is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 6.1 years of the Sheridan area’s $71K median household income, the typical home (about $436K) costs more against local pay than in 80% of Wyoming towns; that ratio is one input to its C+ for cost of living.
The typical Sheridan home is worth about $436,000, about the same as a year ago, 18% above the Wyoming typical home. 62% of households own their home in Sheridan.
| Sheridan | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 62% | 70% | 73% |
| Median rent | $936 a month | $925 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The average commute for its 9,111 working residents takes 12.8 minutes, against 18.8 across Wyoming.
Jobs based in Sheridan grew to 10,826 in 2023, 1,696 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Gillette (3%), Casper (3%) and Cheyenne (2%).
| Sheridan | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 13 minutes | 15 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 5.8% | 6.4% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Only 2 of the 20 Wyoming towns we compare have a lower violent crime rate than Sheridan.
| Sheridan | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1 per 1,000 residents | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 9.3 per 1,000 residents | 8.5 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Wyoming average. Sheridan has grown 6.7% since 2020, to 20,015 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 31% across Wyoming.
| Sheridan | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Median age | 39.1 years | 37.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 29% | 23% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 24% | 22% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.4 points. Across Wyoming, 48.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 39.2, men 38.9.
| Sheridan | WY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.5% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.7% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.1% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.1% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.3% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.5% | 12.7% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11% | 11.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.7% | 5.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.2% | 27.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.2% | 24.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.9% | 11.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.7% | 19.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.3% | 11.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
1 within 15 miles of the center of Sheridan
About 6 of every 100 Sheridan residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wyoming.
12 places in Sheridan on the National Register of Historic Places.
27 notable people were born in Sheridan.
City in Wyoming, United States
Sheridan is a city in the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Sheridan County. The city is located halfway between Yellowstone Park and Mount Rushmore by U.S. Route 14 and 16. It is the principal town of the Sheridan, Wyoming, Micropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Sheridan County. The 2020 census put the city's population at 18,737, making it the sixth-most populous city in Wyoming.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Sheridan grades B+ overall, better than 74% of U.S. towns and #7 of 28 in Wyoming. It grades A− for health, B for safety and A+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
That is 6.1 years of the area's median household income ($71,388 across the Sheridan, 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 C+.
27 notable people were born here, including Jerry Andrus and John Howard Pyle.
