Best PlacesJunction, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Junction, 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.
Junction ranks 26,056th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 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.
Junction's strengths and weaknesses
Where Junction ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 148 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 92% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 86% of towns
- QuietBetter than 85% of towns
Where Junction ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Junction
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Junction home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,111, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Junction's effective rate of 0.33%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Junction
Junction runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 Junction.
Who works in Junction, and how
Work in Junction centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Junction
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Junction.
What the weather is like in Junction, month by month
Junction sees roughly 148 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 5. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 21° | 5° |
| April | 59° | 41° | 23° |
| July | 84° | 66° | 45° |
| October | 63° | 43° | 25° |
Flying in and out of Junction
The nearest airport, Cedar City Regional, is about 60 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 176 miles away.
The best schools in and around Junction
Schools across Junction average a B−, better than 61% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Belknap SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Circleville SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Oscarson SchoolD · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Piute HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Beaver HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Junction school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
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 Junction against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Junction
Is Junction a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Junction ranks 26,056th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, the weather, and state infrastructure, and lowest on distance from a big city and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Junction expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $244,438. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $68,111 median income, cost of living beats 30% of towns.
Is Junction safe?
Junction is safer than 21% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $474 per resident a year.
Compare Junction with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Junction. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 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.
Junction detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Junction: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Junction: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Junction: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Junction: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
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.
Your priorities
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