Best PlacesHarrisburg Junction, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Harrisburg Junction, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Harrisburg Junction ranks 14,124th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Harrisburg Junction
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.
Harrisburg Junction's strengths and weaknesses
Where Harrisburg Junction ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 170 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 93% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of towns
- Household income$108,544 median, better than 89% of towns
Where Harrisburg Junction ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Harrisburg Junction
A household needs to earn about $153,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Harrisburg Junction home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $108,544, 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 Harrisburg Junction's effective rate of 0.37%, 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 Harrisburg Junction
Harrisburg Junction runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Harrisburg Junction.
Who works in Harrisburg Junction, and how
Work in Harrisburg Junction centers on other services and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Harrisburg Junction
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Harrisburg Junction.
What the weather is like in Harrisburg Junction, month by month
Harrisburg Junction sees roughly 170 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 104 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 41° | 30° |
| April | 79° | 63° | 47° |
| July | 104° | 90° | 74° |
| October | 81° | 64° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Harrisburg Junction
The nearest airport, St George Regional, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Harry Reid International, about 116 miles away.
The best schools in and around Harrisburg Junction
Schools across Harrisburg Junction average a B−, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Heritage SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Diamond Valley SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Red Mountain SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lava Ridge IntermediateB · 46% proficient
- Fossil Ridge IntermediateC+ · 38% proficient
- Tonaquint IntermediateC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Snow Canyon HighB− · 44% proficient
- Pine View HighC+ · 36% proficient
- Dixie HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Harrisburg Junction school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Harrisburg Junction 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 Harrisburg Junction against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Harrisburg Junction
Is Harrisburg Junction a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Harrisburg Junction ranks 14,124th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, population health, and state infrastructure, and lowest on an overheated housing market and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Harrisburg Junction expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $620,661. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $108,544 median income, cost of living beats 84% of towns.
Is Harrisburg Junction safe?
Yes, Harrisburg Junction is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $334 per resident a year.
Compare Harrisburg Junction with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Harrisburg Junction. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Harrisburg Junction 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.
Harrisburg Junction detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Harrisburg Junction: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Harrisburg Junction: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Harrisburg Junction: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Harrisburg Junction: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Harrisburg Junction 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.
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