Best PlacesNeola, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Neola, 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.
Neola ranks 10,433rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Neola
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.
Neola's strengths and weaknesses
Where Neola ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 171 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 92% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 89% of towns
Where Neola ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 18% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 19% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Neola
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Neola home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $94,830, 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 Neola's effective rate of 0.50%, 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 Neola
Neola's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Neola.
Who works in Neola, and how
Work in Neola centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Neola
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Neola.
What the weather is like in Neola, month by month
Neola sees roughly 171 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 8. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 20° | 8° |
| April | 65° | 48° | 31° |
| July | 95° | 77° | 57° |
| October | 65° | 48° | 33° |
Flying in and out of Neola
The nearest airport, Vernal Regional, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 105 miles away.
The best schools in and around Neola
Schools across Neola average a C, better than 35% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Altamont SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Neola SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Roosevelt Jr HighC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Union HighC− · 30% proficient
- Altamont HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Neola school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Neola 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 Neola against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Neola
Is Neola a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Neola ranks 10,433rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, the weather, and low disaster risk, and lowest on air quality and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Neola expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $258,363. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $94,830 median income, cost of living beats 79% of towns.
Is Neola safe?
Yes, Neola is safer than 61% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $306 per resident a year.
Compare Neola with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Neola. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Neola 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.
Neola detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Neola: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Neola: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Neola: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Neola: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Neola 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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