Best PlacesDilkon, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dilkon, 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.
Dilkon ranks 49,539th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Dilkon
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.
Dilkon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dilkon ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 167 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of towns
Where Dilkon ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- Short commute48.2 minutes each way, better than only 1% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dilkon
A household needs to earn about $23,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dilkon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $38,865, 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 a national 0.90% effective rate, since no local rate is published, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Dilkon
Dilkon runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Dilkon.
Who works in Dilkon, and how
Work in Dilkon centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Dilkon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Dilkon.
What the weather is like in Dilkon, month by month
Dilkon sees roughly 167 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 35° | 19° |
| April | 77° | 57° | 36° |
| July | 99° | 81° | 63° |
| October | 78° | 57° | 39° |
Flying in and out of Dilkon
The nearest airport, Flagstaff Pulliam, is about 76 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 164 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dilkon
Schools across Dilkon average a D, better than 5% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bonnie Brennan SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Indian Wells ElementaryD− · 11% proficient
- Leupp Public SchoolF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- Winslow Junior High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Winslow High SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dilkon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dilkon 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 Dilkon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dilkon
Is Dilkon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dilkon ranks 49,539th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, low property taxes, and quiet, and lowest on thin health care access and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dilkon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $86,467. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $38,865 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Dilkon safe?
Dilkon is safer than 4% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $785 per resident a year.
Compare Dilkon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dilkon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dilkon 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.
Dilkon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dilkon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dilkon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dilkon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dilkon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dilkon 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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