Cody, WY

Metro Area Profile

30,449 residents. Jobs, income, development, climate and physical risk across the Cody, WY metropolitan area.

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How this area ranks
GrowthTop 8% of 821 metros measured78
Housing affordability686th of 822 metros measured75
Climate654th of 822 metros measured58
Physical resilience414th of 822 metros measured55
AccessTop 37% of 822 metros measured83
Economic stabilityTop 24% of 822 metros measured71
The quick read

205 housing units were authorized over the past twelve months, within 9% of the prior year — steady rather than turning.

Buying strains local incomes far more than renting does — the median home is 5.5 times median household income, against a historic benchmark near three — while rent takes 15% of it.

A typical July reaches 83°F and a typical January falls to 19°F, on thirty-year normals.

At a glance

Population
30,449
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$73,035
Top 32% nationally
Density
4/sq mi
6939.0 sq mi of land
Median age
44.9
2024 ACS 5-Year
County
Metro area
Cody, WY
Nearest major airport
COD
28 mi · Yellowstone Rgnl
Median home value
$400,500
2024 ACS 5-Year

Jobs & opportunity

36% of adults hold a four-year degree, higher than 82% of measured US metros.

MetricValueCompared nationallySource period
Median household income ±$5,225$73,035Top 32%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$3,298$42,655Top 19%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate8.9%Bottom 9%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute17.2 minBottom 3%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher36.0%Top 18%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Labor force participation61.7%Top 40%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year

Housing & affordability

How it’s calculated →

Median rent of $925 takes 15% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.

A median home costs 5.5 times median household income here, well above the historic benchmark, at a level conventionally described as seriously unaffordable.

Rent as a share of income
15.2%
Below the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
5.5×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$925
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$400,500
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared nationallySource period
Home price to income5.48Top 10%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate75.3%Top 18%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±3114,989Bottom 13%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$61$925Bottom 40%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$20,193$400,500Top 12%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income15.2%Bottom 11%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate11.1%Bottom 47%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year

Both affordability measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with, so the comparison is like for like. They describe housing cost against local earnings and are not a cost-of-living index — transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not included, and a place can look affordable here and still be expensive to live in for reasons this does not capture.

Growth & development

How it’s calculated →
Development Momentum
78/ 100
Top 8% of 821 published city profiles
Permitting is decreasing, measured from 2024 to 2025.

An AreaProfile calculation combining permit volume per resident, its direction over one and three years, population change and employment growth. Permit volume alone is not the measure.

Population has grown 5% since 2020, reaching 31,082 in 2024.

Population is still rising, but more slowly than in the preceding year.

New construction is predominantly single-family: only 12% of permitted units are in buildings of five or more homes.

At 6.7 permitted units per 1,000 residents, building activity is above the median for measured US metros.

Units permitted
205
12 months ending July 2026
Per 1,000 residents
6.7
Top 15% nationally
Year over year
+9%
vs the prior twelve months
Multifamily share
11.7%
units in 5+ unit buildings
Population, annual estimates
2020202120222023202431k30k
Census Population Estimates Program, July 1 of each year. These annual estimates are designed for year-over-year comparison, unlike the ACS five-year figure shown as this profile's population.

Weather & climate

4 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 83°F and January a low of 19°F.

Normal annual precipitation is 10.3 inches, including 30.6 inches of snow.

10°30°50°70°90°JFMAMJJASOND
Solid line: normal daily high. Dashed line: normal daily low. 1991-2020 normals from NOAA station WAPITI 1WSW, 9.0 miles from this location.
Precipitation
JFMAMJJASOND1.4"
Normal monthly precipitation, in inches.
MetricValueSource period
Annual precipitation10.3"1991-2020 Normals
Annual snowfall30.6"1991-2020 Normals
Average January low19°F1991-2020 Normals
Average July high83°F1991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months41991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing39°F1991-2020 Normals

Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. They describe what a typical year looks like rather than what the weather is doing today.

Physical risk

55 / 100
Physical resilience

The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are inland flooding, earthquake and avalanche.

Overall hazard risk is lower than 75% of measured US metros.

AvalancheModerate
WildfireModerate
EarthquakeHigh
Inland floodingElevated
Volcanic activityModerate
Heat waveModerate

Low or minimal exposure: landslide, cold wave, lightning, winter weather, drought, hail, strong wind, tornado, ice storm.

Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. This value is the population-weighted mean of all component counties; expected annual loss is their sum. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.

What this profile does not cover

Three things people look for are missing from every AreaProfile page, and each is missing for a reason rather than by oversight. The Area Score is calculated without them and the weighting is documented on the methodology page.

Reported crime
Offences reported to police are published by department rather than by town, and only where a department reported every month of the year. No municipal department reports for this place — many smaller communities are policed by the county — so there is no figure to show. A partial year is never scaled up to look complete, and arrest counts or news volume are never substituted for it.
Taxes
Taxes are not published: no source covers them nationally with a method open enough to check. Cost of living now is — the index above is the Bureau of Economic Analysis price parity for this area — but it is a price level for all consumption rather than a budget for a household, its spread is driven mostly by housing, and it excludes taxes. Housing affordability is computed separately from rent, price and income, because that answers a narrower and more actionable question. Nothing here is individualised tax advice.
Anything about a specific address
Every figure describes an area, not a street or a house. School attendance zones, insurance pricing and the character of a neighbourhood all vary within the places measured here.

Access

2 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest 28 miles away.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
Yellowstone RgnlCOD28 mi8,268 ft
YellowstoneWYS76 mi8,400 ft
Billings Logan IntlBIL104 mi10,518 ft

Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.

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Data & methodology

Used forSourceSource periodUpdated
AccessFederal Aviation Administration
Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service
NASR current cycle28-day NASR cycle
Physical riskFederal Emergency Management Agency
National Risk Index
National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0)Periodic dataset versions (v1.20.0 current)
ClimateNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly)
1991-2020 NormalsEvery ten years (next release follows the 2001–2030 period)
Demographics, Housing, Income, JobsU.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File)
2024 ACS 5-YearAnnual (5-year estimates released each December)
DevelopmentU.S. Census Bureau
Building Permits Survey
12 months ending July 2026Monthly, roughly three weeks after the reference month
DemographicsU.S. Census Bureau
Population Estimates Program
July 1, 2024 estimateAnnual (vintage released each spring)

Profile recalculated August 30, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology or browse every source.

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