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Public schools that outperform most of Wyoming. This town of 1,054 people was settled in 1901.
The best of Story’s subject grades is an A+ for schools; the weakest is a D for hazard risk. 0.6% of working residents work locally in Story, below both the Wyoming town median (50%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). No town in Wyoming scores lower than Story on hazard risk. 15% of the land in Story is conserved, against 8.8% in Wyoming’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Story has 2 places on the National Register. Story has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wyoming), ordered by how far Story is from typical.
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Where Story beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
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Ordered by what stands out in Story.
Its public schools are run by the Sheridan County School District #2.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Story ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 23 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WY on state tests and graduation
FEMA puts 53% of Story’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 24% to wildfires. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 91% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
College graduates make up 33% of adults 25 and older, against 31% across Wyoming. Adults 18 to 34 are 8% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 32% of residents (19% statewide).
Somewhere between 32% and 63% women
The Census survey reached too few of Story’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±15.6 points. Across Wyoming, 48.9% of residents are women.
| Story | WY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.2% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 20.5% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 1.5% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.5% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 3.2% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.4% | 12.7% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 25% | 11.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.5% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 5.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.9% | 27.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 33.4% | 24.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.4% | 11.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 4.1% | 19.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 29.2% | 11.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
Half the trips to work are shorter than 17 miles. Since 2013, Story has lost 43 jobs, to 47 in 2023. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The top destinations are Sheridan (52%), Gillette (5%) and Buffalo (2%).
| Story | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.9% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 15 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
CDC measures, 31 in all: Story beats Wyoming on 13 and trails on 8. Of the 29 Wyoming towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Story. Story: 27% of adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Story | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 31% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Story | WY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8% | 11.6% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.4% | 6.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.9% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The July high in Story is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The density of trails for Story comes to 0.4 miles per square mile. There are 2.5 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve. Parks and preserves in the town: one, of 7 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Story Centennial Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Only 2 of the 29 Wyoming towns we compare have a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Story.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Story is unincorporated, so Sheridan 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.
Where Story’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
1 within 15 miles of the center of Story
About 0 of every 100 Story residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wyoming.
CDP in Wyoming, United States
Story is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP population was 903.
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Public schools that outperform most of Wyoming.
The typical home is worth about $437,000, 18% 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 C+.
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