Best PlacesHanksville, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hanksville, 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.
Hanksville ranks 19,463rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hanksville
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.
Hanksville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hanksville ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Short commute15.6 minutes each way, better than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 159 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of towns
Where Hanksville ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 7% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hanksville
A household needs to earn about $110,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hanksville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $76,050, 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 Hanksville'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 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 Hanksville
Hanksville 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 Hanksville.
Who works in Hanksville, and how
Work in Hanksville centers on hospitality & food and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Hanksville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hanksville.
What the weather is like in Hanksville, month by month
Hanksville sees roughly 159 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 30° | 19° |
| April | 72° | 55° | 39° |
| July | 99° | 83° | 65° |
| October | 71° | 54° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Hanksville
The nearest airport, Canyonlands Regional, is about 58 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 183 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hanksville
Schools across Hanksville average a C, better than 42% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Boulder SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Loa SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Helen M. Knight SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wayne MiddleB− · 40% proficient
- Panguitch MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
- Grand County MiddleC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Grand County HighC− · 28% proficient
- Panguitch HighC− · 27% proficient
- Wayne HighD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hanksville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hanksville 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 Hanksville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hanksville
Is Hanksville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hanksville ranks 19,463rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, short commutes, and the weather, and lowest on civic engagement and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hanksville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $444,510. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $76,050 median income, cost of living beats 25% of towns.
Is Hanksville safe?
Yes, Hanksville is safer than 61% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $302 per resident a year.
Compare Hanksville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hanksville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hanksville 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.
Hanksville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hanksville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hanksville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hanksville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hanksville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hanksville 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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