Best PlacesGrand Canyon, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Grand Canyon, 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.
Grand Canyon ranks 46,572nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Grand Canyon
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.
Grand Canyon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Grand Canyon ranks high
- BikingBetter than 94% of towns
- TransitBetter than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 144 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of towns
Where Grand Canyon ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Grand Canyon
A household needs to earn about $80,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Grand Canyon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $52,569, 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 Grand Canyon's effective rate of 0.35%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon 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 Grand Canyon.
Who works in Grand Canyon, and how
Work in Grand Canyon centers on hospitality & food and public administration. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 18%
Life in Grand Canyon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Grand Canyon.
What the weather is like in Grand Canyon, month by month
Grand Canyon sees roughly 144 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 28° | 13° |
| April | 66° | 46° | 25° |
| July | 89° | 70° | 49° |
| October | 69° | 48° | 29° |
Flying in and out of Grand Canyon
The nearest airport, Flagstaff Pulliam, is about 62 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Harry Reid International, about 170 miles away.
The best schools in and around Grand Canyon
Schools across Grand Canyon average a D, better than 7% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bowler Grant EsB− · 40% proficient
- Williams Elementary/middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Grand Canyon ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lyon Mack MsB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Moapa Valley HsB− · 43% proficient
- Williams High SchoolD · 21% proficient
- Grand Canyon High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Grand Canyon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Grand Canyon 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 Grand Canyon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Grand Canyon
Is Grand Canyon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Grand Canyon ranks 46,572nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on biking, transit, and low property taxes, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Grand Canyon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $327,000. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $52,569 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Grand Canyon safe?
Grand Canyon is safer than 3% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $836 per resident a year.
Compare Grand Canyon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Grand Canyon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Grand Canyon 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.
Grand Canyon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Grand Canyon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Grand Canyon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Grand Canyon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Grand Canyon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Grand Canyon 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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