Best PlacesCanyon City, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Canyon 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.
Canyon City ranks 49,402nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Canyon 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.
Canyon City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Canyon City ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 218 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- TransitBetter than 92% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 91% of towns
- BikingBetter than 84% of towns
Where Canyon City ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$27,989 median, better than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Canyon City
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Canyon City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $27,989, 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 Canyon City's effective rate of 0.67%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Canyon City
Canyon City 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 Canyon City.
Who works in Canyon City, and how
Work in Canyon City centers on construction and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Canyon City
Canyon City has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Canyon City and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Canyon City, month by month
Canyon City sees roughly 218 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 43. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 55° | 43° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 81° | 70° | 62° |
| October | 81° | 67° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Canyon City
San Diego International sits about 38 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.7 million passengers in 2025, with 121 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Canyon City
Schools across Canyon City average a D, better than 5% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Potrero ElementaryF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Camp Lockett MiddleF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Mountain Empire HighD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Canyon City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Canyon 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 Canyon City against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Canyon City
Is Canyon City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Canyon City ranks 49,402nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, a strong job market, and transit, and lowest on disaster risk and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Canyon City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $246,000. The overall cost of living runs about 23% above the national average. Set against a $27,989 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Canyon City safe?
Canyon City is safer than 10% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $584 per resident a year.
Compare Canyon City with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Canyon City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Canyon 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.
Canyon City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Canyon City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Canyon City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Canyon City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Canyon City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Canyon 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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