Best PlacesBullhead City, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bullhead City, 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.
Bullhead City ranks 1,934th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bullhead City
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.
Bullhead City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bullhead City ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 217 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of cities
- QuietBetter than 90% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of cities
- Short commute20.4 minutes each way, better than 85% of cities
Where Bullhead City ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 1% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of cities
- Household income$53,004 median, better than only 2% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Bullhead City
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bullhead City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $53,004; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Bullhead City's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bullhead City
Bullhead City 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 Bullhead City.
Who works in Bullhead City, and how
Work in Bullhead City centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Bullhead City
Bullhead City has more restaurants and bars per resident than 90% of cities and more parkland per resident than 90% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Bullhead City and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Bullhead City, month by month
Bullhead City sees roughly 217 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 111 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 47. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 55° | 47° |
| April | 88° | 75° | 62° |
| July | 111° | 100° | 87° |
| October | 89° | 77° | 65° |
Flying in and out of Bullhead City
The nearest airport, Boulder City Municipal, is about 60 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Harry Reid International, about 74 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bullhead City
Schools across Bullhead City average a D, better than 4% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Mohave Accelerated Elementary School EastA− · 60% proficient
- Mohave Accelerated Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Yucca Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mohave Valley Junior High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- White Cliffs Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Bullhead City Middle SchoolD− · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Mohave Accelerated Learning CenterC+ · 38% proficient
- Lee Williams High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Mohave High SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bullhead City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bullhead City 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 Bullhead City against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Bullhead City suits
Common questions about living in Bullhead City
Is Bullhead City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bullhead City ranks 1,934th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on the weather, low property taxes, and quiet, and lowest on tree cover and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bullhead City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $232,882. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $53,004 median income, cost of living beats 3% of cities.
Is Bullhead City safe?
Bullhead City is safer than 37% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $380 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Bullhead City?
July highs average about 111 degrees, and January highs near 64 with lows near 47. That works out to about 217 pleasant days a year, more than 93% of cities.
Is Bullhead City good for families?
Schools beat 4% of cities, crime safety beats 37%, and childcare runs $800 a month.
Compare Bullhead City with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bullhead City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bullhead City 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.
Bullhead City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bullhead City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bullhead City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bullhead City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bullhead City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bullhead City 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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