Best PlacesHyder, AK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hyder, 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.
Hyder ranks 25,103rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hyder
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.
Hyder's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hyder ranks high
- Short commute1.0 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of towns
Where Hyder ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,326 a month, better than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
Who lives in Hyder
Hyder 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 Hyder.
Who works in Hyder, and how
Work in Hyder centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 41%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 52%
Life in Hyder
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hyder.
What the weather is like in Hyder, month by month
Hyder sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 67 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 37° | 33° |
| April | 52° | 44° | 37° |
| July | 67° | 60° | 54° |
| October | 53° | 47° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Hyder
The nearest airport, Ketchikan International, is about 76 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 672 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hyder
Schools across Hyder average a D+, better than 19% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Point Higgins SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Fawn Mountain ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Schoenbar Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Ketchikan High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hyder school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hyder 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 Hyder against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hyder
Is Hyder a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hyder ranks 25,103rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, low disaster risk, and heat safety, and lowest on cell coverage and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hyder safe?
Hyder is safer than 3% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,262 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Hyder?
July highs average about 67 degrees, and January highs near 42 with lows near 33. That works out to about 64 pleasant days a year, more than 14% of towns.
Compare Hyder with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hyder. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hyder 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.
Hyder detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hyder: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hyder: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hyder: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hyder: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hyder 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.
- 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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