Family Lifestyles and Benefits of Raising Children in Jackson Hole
The benefits of raising children in Jackson Hole are plentiful. The lifestyle environment that is promoted through a variety of activities unique to the area make it a superior place for raising children. We put our 4 children through the Wilson Elementary School, which is rated one of the best public schools in the country. We personally thought it was far more excellent. The town schools are now brand new facilities that are in the South Park loop area in the town of Jackson outside the Indian Trails subdivision. There are many healthy activities for all children of all ages. There is an obvious absence of many negative things found in big cities such as community hang out areas. The kids center includes most of their activities with planned events and school programs. The Community is still so small that parents are able to account for their own children as well as other friend's kids. There are 3 small movie theatres and in the summer the kids like to hang out a bit, around the town square. In the winter the youth are usually found at hockey games, dances and a few other structured activities. Families enjoy the lakes and water sports in the summer as well. Hiking and camping are a normal activity of a Jackson Hole local child. A very high percentage of our youth graduate with honors from the local high schools. It is awesome to read the honor roll in the local newspaper as it is sometimes includes nearly half of the kids enrolled. This speaks well for our public and private school teachers and other staff at our various schools. Overall, the youth that are raised in Jackson Hole have great values, focus and become great adults.
Benefits of Home ownership in Jackson Hole.
Jackson Hole has now become a popular choice for both new and established families wanting to move here. The economy in Jackson Hole is quite strong and Teton County ranks highest in the United States for Per capita income levels. Accordingly when the wealthy folks spend money it throws off many opportunities to realistically own and operate a business or find well paying jobs. . We have no state income tax, which is a huge family savings.
Our excellent commercial air service is only minutes from the town of Jackson and the airport has recently been expanded to attract big airlines to compete for our growing destination travel increase in recent years. Jackson Hole has the only airport in the United States within a National Park location. On a clear day our new visitors are quite amazed as they literally exit the planes facing the Grand Teton. The new facility is top notch and has a private aircraft area called Jackson Hole Aviation.
Our school district and recent advent of many new private schools is giving parents a wide variety of excellent education programs for all grades. All the junior high and high schools are brand new and are located in the town of Jackson. The Elementary schools are in Jackson, Wilson, and Kelly Wyoming. This year the Wyoming Senate is in the process of approving a new Graduate Business School. This will be an awesome addition to our education process and will encourage many Wyoming kids to return home to live and work here. Jackson Hole attracts very high quality teachers from all over the United States that desire to live in the Tetons.
Our health care facilities are also brand new state of the art building complexes on the east side of town near the Elk Refuge. The new St. Johns Hospital is supported strongly by the community and continues to lead the way for high quality medical care for our small town. Like the schools, we are very fortunate to attract high quality medical doctors, surgeons and staff that want to live in a superior outdoor environment.
