Best PlacesDeadhorse, AK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Deadhorse, 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.
Deadhorse ranks 15,216th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Deadhorse
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.
Deadhorse's strengths and weaknesses
Where Deadhorse ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
Where Deadhorse ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
Who lives in Deadhorse
Deadhorse'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 Deadhorse.
Who works in Deadhorse, and how
Work in Deadhorse centers on mining & oil & gas and manufacturing. Unemployment is low.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 34%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 60%
Life in Deadhorse
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Deadhorse.
What the weather is like in Deadhorse, month by month
Deadhorse sees roughly 122 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 60 degrees. January highs sit near -2, with lows near -19. No month averages between 55 and 75 degrees.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -2° | -10° | -19° |
| April | 13° | 5° | -4° |
| July | 60° | 48° | 40° |
| October | 29° | 23° | 16° |
Flying in and out of Deadhorse
The nearest airport, Deadhorse, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ted Stevens Anchorage International, about 629 miles away.
The best schools in and around Deadhorse
Schools across Deadhorse average an F, better than 1% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fred Ipalook ElementaryF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- Barrow High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Deadhorse school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Deadhorse 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 Deadhorse against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Deadhorse
Is Deadhorse a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Deadhorse ranks 15,216th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, clean air, and low taxes, and lowest on the schools and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Deadhorse safe?
Deadhorse is safer than 9% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $877 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Deadhorse?
July highs average about 60 degrees, and January highs near -2 with lows near -19. That works out to about 122 pleasant days a year, more than 81% of towns.
Compare Deadhorse with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Deadhorse. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Deadhorse 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.
Deadhorse detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Deadhorse: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Deadhorse: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Deadhorse: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Deadhorse: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Deadhorse 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.
- 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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