Best PlacesBylas, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bylas, 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.
Bylas ranks 50,040th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bylas
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.
Bylas' strengths and weaknesses
Where Bylas ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 158 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 76% of towns
Where Bylas ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bylas
A household needs to earn about $5,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bylas home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $38,750, 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 Bylas' effective rate of 0.03%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bylas
Bylas runs younger than the country, 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 Bylas.
Who works in Bylas, and how
Work in Bylas centers on health care & social and mining & oil & gas. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Bylas
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bylas.
What the weather is like in Bylas, month by month
Bylas sees roughly 158 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 104 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 46° | 31° |
| April | 85° | 67° | 47° |
| July | 104° | 88° | 73° |
| October | 86° | 68° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Bylas
The nearest airport, Show Low Regional, is about 79 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 112 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bylas
Schools across Bylas average an F, better than 1% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pima Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Mt. Turnbull Elementary SchoolF · 3% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pima Junior High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Fort Thomas High SchoolF · 4% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bylas school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bylas 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 Bylas against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bylas
Is Bylas a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bylas ranks 50,040th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, quiet, and a stable housing market, and lowest on a weak job market and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bylas expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $23,200. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $38,750 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Bylas safe?
Bylas is safer than 6% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $672 per resident a year.
Compare Bylas with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bylas. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bylas 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.
Bylas detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bylas: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bylas: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bylas: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bylas: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bylas 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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