Best PlacesLong Valley, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Long Valley, 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.
Long Valley ranks 21,311th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Long Valley
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.
Long Valley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Long Valley ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Household income$117,175 median, better than 92% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
Where Long Valley ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Long Valley
A household needs to earn about $130,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Long Valley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $117,175; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Long Valley's effective rate of 0.39%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Long Valley
Long Valley 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 Long Valley.
Who works in Long Valley, and how
Work in Long Valley centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Long Valley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Long Valley.
What the weather is like in Long Valley, month by month
Long Valley sees roughly 110 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 31° | 20° |
| April | 70° | 53° | 36° |
| July | 95° | 78° | 62° |
| October | 72° | 54° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Long Valley
The nearest airport, Flagstaff Pulliam, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 137 miles away.
The best schools in and around Long Valley
Schools across Long Valley average a D+, better than 16% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Charles W Sechrist Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Maine Consolidated SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Weitzel's Puente De Hozho Bilingual Magnet SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mount Elden Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Sinagua Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Summit High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Long Valley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Long Valley 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 Long Valley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Long Valley
Is Long Valley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Long Valley ranks 21,311th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, an educated workforce, and heat safety, and lowest on biking and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Long Valley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $528,200. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $117,175 median income, cost of living beats 84% of towns.
Is Long Valley safe?
Long Valley is safer than 19% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $462 per resident a year.
Compare Long Valley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Long Valley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Long Valley 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.
Long Valley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Long Valley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Long Valley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Long Valley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Long Valley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Long Valley 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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