Best Place to Raise Kids in Wyoming: Dubois
Nearby city: Caspar
Population: 1,092
Median family income: $63,332
Avg. school math score: 76.47 (State avg.: 70.34)
Avg. school reading score: 82.35 (State avg.: 61.7)
Known as the town “where real cowboys work and play,” Dubois is tucked between the Absaroka and Wind River Mountains along the Wind River. For kids and grown kids alike, the area is as good as it gets for the outdoors, with herds of elk, bighorn sheep, and deer within spitting distance of town. There are events such as rodeos, cultural offerings at the Dubois Museum, and great schools. Caspar, the nearest big city (pop. 55,000), is more than a three-hour drive east on U.S. Highway 26.
Photographer: Steve Casimiro/Getty Images
Population: 1,092
Median family income: $63,332
Avg. school math score: 76.47 (State avg.: 70.34)
Avg. school reading score: 82.35 (State avg.: 61.7)
Known as the town “where real cowboys work and play,” Dubois is tucked between the Absaroka and Wind River Mountains along the Wind River. For kids and grown kids alike, the area is as good as it gets for the outdoors, with herds of elk, bighorn sheep, and deer within spitting distance of town. There are events such as rodeos, cultural offerings at the Dubois Museum, and great schools. Caspar, the nearest big city (pop. 55,000), is more than a three-hour drive east on U.S. Highway 26.
Photographer: Steve Casimiro/Getty Images
