Best PlacesMount Carmel Junction, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mount Carmel Junction, 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.
Mount Carmel Junction ranks 23,174th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Mount Carmel 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.
Mount Carmel Junction's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mount Carmel Junction ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Short commute17.7 minutes each way, better than 94% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 149 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 92% of towns
Where Mount Carmel Junction ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mount Carmel Junction
A household needs to earn about $87,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mount Carmel Junction home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $71,964, 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 Mount Carmel Junction's effective rate of 0.39%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Mount Carmel Junction
Mount Carmel 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 Mount Carmel Junction.
Who works in Mount Carmel Junction, and how
Work in Mount Carmel Junction centers on education and arts & entertainment. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Mount Carmel Junction
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mount Carmel Junction.
What the weather is like in Mount Carmel Junction, month by month
Mount Carmel Junction sees roughly 149 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 Mount Carmel Junction
The nearest airport, Cedar City Regional, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Harry Reid International, about 159 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mount Carmel Junction
Schools across Mount Carmel Junction average a B, better than 71% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Kanab SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Valley SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kanab MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Valley HighB+ · 52% proficient
- Kanab HighC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mount Carmel Junction school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mount Carmel 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 Mount Carmel Junction against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mount Carmel Junction
Is Mount Carmel Junction a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mount Carmel Junction ranks 23,174th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, quiet, and short commutes, and lowest on an overheated housing market and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mount Carmel Junction expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $350,523. The overall cost of living runs about 22% above the national average. Set against a $71,964 median income, cost of living beats 9% of towns.
Is Mount Carmel Junction safe?
Mount Carmel Junction is safer than 40% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $375 per resident a year.
Compare Mount Carmel Junction with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mount Carmel Junction. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mount Carmel 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.
Mount Carmel Junction detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mount Carmel Junction: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mount Carmel Junction: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mount Carmel Junction: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mount Carmel Junction: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mount Carmel 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.
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