Best PlacesNorth Rim, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Rim, 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.
North Rim ranks 42,437th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in North Rim
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.
North Rim's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Rim ranks high
- Short commute8.0 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 145 pleasant days a year, better than 91% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 85% of towns
Where North Rim ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Rim
A household needs to earn about $23,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Rim home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,186, 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 North Rim's effective rate of 0.29%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in North Rim
North Rim runs younger 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 North Rim.
Who works in North Rim, and how
Work in North Rim centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 60%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 20%
Life in North Rim
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across North Rim.
What the weather is like in North Rim, month by month
North Rim sees roughly 145 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 28° | 13° |
| April | 66° | 46° | 25° |
| July | 89° | 70° | 49° |
| October | 69° | 48° | 29° |
Flying in and out of North Rim
The nearest airport, Page Municipal, is about 60 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Harry Reid International, about 179 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Rim
Schools across North Rim average a D, better than 8% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fredonia Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
- Grand Canyon ElementaryD · 20% proficient
- Desert View Elementary IntermediateD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Page Middle SchoolF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Grand Canyon High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Fredonia High SchoolF · 11% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Rim school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Rim 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 North Rim against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Rim
Is North Rim a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Rim ranks 42,437th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, heat safety, and low property taxes, and lowest on crime and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Rim expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $92,924. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $60,186 median income, cost of living beats 14% of towns.
Is North Rim safe?
North Rim is safer than 2% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $946 per resident a year.
Compare North Rim with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Rim. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Rim 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.
North Rim detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Rim: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Rim: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Rim: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Rim: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Rim 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.