Best PlacesMormon Lake, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mormon Lake, 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.
Mormon Lake ranks 45,374th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Mormon Lake
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.
Mormon Lake's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mormon Lake ranks high
- Short commute11.2 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 162 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 89% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 85% of towns
Where Mormon Lake ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mormon Lake
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mormon Lake home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,844, 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 Mormon Lake's effective rate of 0.32%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mormon Lake
Mormon Lake's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Mormon Lake.
Who works in Mormon Lake, and how
Work in Mormon Lake centers on public administration and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Mormon Lake
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mormon Lake.
What the weather is like in Mormon Lake, month by month
Mormon Lake sees roughly 162 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 44° | 37° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 96° | 82° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 65° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Mormon Lake
The nearest airport, Flagstaff Pulliam, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 108 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mormon Lake
Schools across Mormon Lake average a D+, better than 14% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Weitzel's Puente De Hozho Bilingual Magnet SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Thomas M Knoles Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mount Elden Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Sinagua Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Summit High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Winslow High SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mormon Lake school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mormon Lake 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 Mormon Lake against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mormon Lake
Is Mormon Lake a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mormon Lake ranks 45,374th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, the weather, and low property taxes, and lowest on an overheated housing market and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mormon Lake expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $186,200. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $63,844 median income, cost of living beats 14% of towns.
Is Mormon Lake safe?
Mormon Lake is safer than 5% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $702 per resident a year.
Compare Mormon Lake with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mormon Lake. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mormon Lake 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.
Mormon Lake detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mormon Lake: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mormon Lake: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mormon Lake: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mormon Lake: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mormon Lake 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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