Best PlacesKane County, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Kane County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Kane County ranks 608th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Kane County
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.
Kane County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kane County ranks high
- Short commute15.4 minutes each way, better than 95% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 93% of counties
- QuietBetter than 93% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 148 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of counties
Where Kane County ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 6% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than only 17% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than only 17% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Kane County
A household needs to earn about $103,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kane County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $79,212, 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 Kane County's effective rate of 0.41%, 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 Kane County
Kane County 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 Kane County.
Who works in Kane County, and how
Work in Kane County centers on other services and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Kane County
Kane County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 85% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Kane County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Kane County growing, and who is moving in?
Kane County has grown about 19% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Lake Havasu City, AZ.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Kane County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Kane County, month by month
Kane County sees roughly 148 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 35° | 24° |
| April | 72° | 54° | 36° |
| July | 99° | 81° | 60° |
| October | 75° | 56° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Kane County
The nearest airport, Cedar City Regional, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Harry Reid International, about 166 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kane County
Schools across Kane County average a B, better than 73% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Kanab SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Big Water SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Valley SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kanab MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Valley HighB+ · 52% proficient
- Kanab HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Big Water HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kane County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kane County 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 Kane County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Kane County
Is Kane County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kane County ranks 608th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on short commutes, a strong job market, and quiet, and lowest on empty homes and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kane County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $416,915. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $79,212 median income, cost of living beats 40% of counties.
Is Kane County safe?
Yes, Kane County is safer than 68% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $351 per resident a year.
Compare Kane County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kane County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kane County 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.
Kane County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kane County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kane County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kane County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kane County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kane County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.