Best PlacesDolan Springs, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dolan Springs, 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.
Dolan Springs ranks 50,022nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Dolan Springs
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.
Dolan Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Dolan Springs ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 170 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 76% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 73% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 72% of towns
Where Dolan Springs ranks low
- Short commute63.0 minutes each way, better than only 1% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dolan Springs
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dolan Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $25,895, 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 Dolan Springs' effective rate of 0.44%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Dolan Springs
Dolan Springs 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 Dolan Springs.
Who works in Dolan Springs, and how
Work in Dolan Springs centers on arts & entertainment and professional & technical. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Dolan Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Dolan Springs.
What the weather is like in Dolan Springs, month by month
Dolan Springs sees roughly 170 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 102 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 43° | 30° |
| April | 79° | 62° | 44° |
| July | 102° | 87° | 70° |
| October | 83° | 65° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Dolan Springs
The nearest airport, Grand Canyon West, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Harry Reid International, about 59 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dolan Springs
Schools across Dolan Springs average a D−, better than 2% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- King Martha P EsC · 31% proficient
- Desert Willow Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Valentine Elementary SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Top middle schools
- Garrett Elton M JhsC+ · 37% proficient
- White Cliffs Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Fox Creek Jr High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Boulder City HsC+ · 40% 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 Dolan Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dolan Springs 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 Dolan Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dolan Springs
Is Dolan Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dolan Springs ranks 50,022nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, low property taxes, and low taxes, and lowest on long commutes and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dolan Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $133,701. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $25,895 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Dolan Springs safe?
Dolan Springs is safer than 18% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $481 per resident a year.
Compare Dolan Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dolan Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dolan Springs 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.
Dolan Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dolan Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dolan Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dolan Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dolan Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dolan Springs 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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