Best PlacesFredonia, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fredonia, 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.
Fredonia ranks 34,947th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fredonia
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.
Fredonia's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fredonia ranks high
- Short commute19.1 minutes each way, better than 90% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 143 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 82% of towns
Where Fredonia ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 14% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fredonia
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fredonia home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $58,738, 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 Fredonia's effective rate of 0.38%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fredonia
Fredonia's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fredonia.
Who works in Fredonia, and how
Work in Fredonia centers on hospitality & food and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Fredonia
Fredonia has more restaurants and bars per resident than 97% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Fredonia and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Fredonia, month by month
Fredonia sees roughly 143 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 35° | 24° |
| April | 72° | 54° | 36° |
| July | 99° | 81° | 60° |
| October | 75° | 56° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Fredonia
The nearest airport, St George Regional, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Harry Reid International, about 157 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fredonia
Schools across Fredonia average a D−, better than 3% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cottonwood ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Fredonia Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
- Grand Canyon ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Page Middle SchoolF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Grand Canyon High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Fredonia High SchoolF · 11% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fredonia school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fredonia 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 Fredonia against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fredonia
Is Fredonia a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fredonia ranks 34,947th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, the weather, and low property taxes, and lowest on the schools and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fredonia expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $271,460. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $58,738 median income, cost of living beats 6% of towns.
Is Fredonia safe?
Fredonia is safer than 25% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $428 per resident a year.
Compare Fredonia with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fredonia. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fredonia 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.
Fredonia detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fredonia: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fredonia: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fredonia: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fredonia: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fredonia 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.