Best PlacesGranville, Prescott Valley, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Granville, Prescott Valley, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Granville, Prescott Valley ranks 2,047th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Granville, Prescott Valley
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.
Granville, Prescott Valley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Granville, Prescott Valley ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Short commute17.7 minutes each way, better than 91% of neighborhoods
Where Granville, Prescott Valley ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Granville, Prescott Valley
A household needs to earn about $121,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Granville, Prescott Valley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $90,141, 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 Granville, Prescott Valley's effective rate of 0.43%, 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 Granville, Prescott Valley
Granville, Prescott Valley 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 Granville, Prescott Valley.
Who works in Granville, Prescott Valley, and how
Work in Granville, Prescott Valley centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Granville, Prescott Valley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Granville, Prescott Valley.
What the weather is like in Granville, Prescott Valley, month by month
Granville, Prescott Valley sees roughly 153 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 38° | 24° |
| April | 72° | 56° | 38° |
| July | 93° | 78° | 63° |
| October | 76° | 58° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Granville, Prescott Valley
The nearest airport, Prescott Regional/Ernest A Love Field, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 84 miles away.
The best schools in and around Granville, Prescott Valley
Schools across Granville, Prescott Valley average a C−, better than 25% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Liberty Traditional SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Granville Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Lake Valley Elementary SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- Glassford Hill Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Bradshaw Mountain High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Granville, Prescott Valley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Granville, Prescott Valley 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 Granville, Prescott Valley against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Granville, Prescott Valley
Is Granville, Prescott Valley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Granville, Prescott Valley ranks 2,047th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a strong job market, civic engagement, and low property taxes, and lowest on walkability and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Granville, Prescott Valley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $487,300. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $90,141 median income, cost of living beats 55% of neighborhoods.
Is Granville, Prescott Valley safe?
Yes, Granville, Prescott Valley is safer than 95% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $208 per resident a year.
Compare Granville, Prescott Valley with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Granville, Prescott Valley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Granville, Prescott Valley 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.
Granville, Prescott Valley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Granville, Prescott Valley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Granville, Prescott Valley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Granville, Prescott Valley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Granville, Prescott Valley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Granville, Prescott Valley 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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