Best PlacesEarp, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Earp, 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.
Earp ranks 49,510th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Earp
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.
Earp's strengths and weaknesses
Where Earp ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 191 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- Short commute25.8 minutes each way, better than 58% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 56% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 55% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 52% of towns
Where Earp ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Earp
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Earp home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $44,569, 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 Earp's effective rate of 0.73%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Earp
Earp 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 Earp.
Who works in Earp, and how
Work in Earp centers on manufacturing and arts & entertainment. 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 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Earp
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Earp.
What the weather is like in Earp, month by month
Earp sees roughly 191 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 113 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs November through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 55° | 43° |
| April | 91° | 76° | 60° |
| July | 113° | 101° | 86° |
| October | 91° | 77° | 63° |
Flying in and out of Earp
The nearest airport, Yuma MCAS/Yuma International, is about 105 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Harry Reid International, about 139 miles away.
The best schools in and around Earp
Schools across Earp average a D+, better than 12% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Chemehuevi Valley ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Saul Martinez ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Toro Canyon MiddleD− · 19% proficient
- Wallace Jr High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Desert Mirage HighC · 33% proficient
- Parker High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Earp school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Earp 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 Earp against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Earp
Is Earp a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Earp ranks 49,510th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, short commutes, and cell coverage, and lowest on a weak job market and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Earp expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $201,967. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $44,569 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Earp safe?
Earp is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $548 per resident a year.
Compare Earp with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Earp. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Earp 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.
Earp detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Earp: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Earp: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Earp: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Earp: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Earp 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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