Best PlacesBryce Canyon, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bryce Canyon, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Bryce Canyon ranks 26,170th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bryce Canyon
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.
Bryce Canyon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bryce Canyon ranks high
- Short commute7.7 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 180 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 92% of towns
Where Bryce Canyon ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bryce Canyon
A household needs to earn about $91,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bryce Canyon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $66,061, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Bryce Canyon's effective rate of 0.33%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bryce Canyon
Bryce Canyon runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bryce Canyon.
Who works in Bryce Canyon, and how
Work in Bryce Canyon centers on hospitality & food and arts & entertainment. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Bryce Canyon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bryce Canyon.
What the weather is like in Bryce Canyon, month by month
Bryce Canyon sees roughly 180 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 29° | 22° |
| April | 64° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 90° | 77° | 64° |
| October | 65° | 52° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Bryce Canyon
The nearest airport, Page Municipal, is about 66 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 206 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bryce Canyon
Schools across Bryce Canyon average a B−, better than 68% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Boulder SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Big Water SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Panguitch MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Panguitch HighC− · 27% proficient
- Big Water HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bryce Canyon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bryce Canyon 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 Bryce Canyon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bryce Canyon
Is Bryce Canyon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bryce Canyon ranks 26,170th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, the weather, and quiet, and lowest on distance from a big city and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bryce Canyon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $374,200. The overall cost of living runs about 13% above the national average. Set against a $66,061 median income, cost of living beats 11% of towns.
Is Bryce Canyon safe?
Bryce Canyon is safer than 17% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $539 per resident a year.
Compare Bryce Canyon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bryce Canyon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bryce Canyon 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.
Bryce Canyon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bryce Canyon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bryce Canyon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bryce Canyon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bryce Canyon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bryce Canyon 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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