Best PlacesBonanza, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bonanza, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Bonanza ranks 5,111th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bonanza
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Bonanza's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bonanza ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 164 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 92% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 84% of towns
Where Bonanza ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 15% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 18% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bonanza
A household needs to earn about $80,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bonanza home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $99,357, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Bonanza's effective rate of 0.48%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Bonanza
Bonanza's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bonanza.
Who works in Bonanza, and how
Work in Bonanza centers on transportation & warehousing and mining & oil & gas. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Bonanza
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bonanza.
What the weather is like in Bonanza, month by month
Bonanza sees roughly 164 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 8. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 20° | 8° |
| April | 65° | 48° | 31° |
| July | 95° | 77° | 57° |
| October | 65° | 48° | 33° |
Flying in and out of Bonanza
The nearest airport, Vernal Regional, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 132 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bonanza
Schools across Bonanza average a C+, better than 42% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Discovery SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Davis SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Naples SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Uintah Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Vernal MiddleB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Rangely Junior/senior High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Uintah HighC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bonanza school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bonanza measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Bonanza against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bonanza
Is Bonanza a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bonanza ranks 5,111th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, the weather, and heat safety, and lowest on tree cover and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bonanza expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $319,765. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $99,357 median income, cost of living beats 84% of towns.
Is Bonanza safe?
Yes, Bonanza is safer than 81% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $253 per resident a year.
Compare Bonanza with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bonanza. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bonanza represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Bonanza detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bonanza: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bonanza: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bonanza: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bonanza: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bonanza detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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