Best PlacesPetrified Forest Natl Pk, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Petrified Forest Natl Pk, 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.
Petrified Forest Natl Pk ranks 47,723rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Petrified Forest Natl Pk
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.
Petrified Forest Natl Pk's strengths and weaknesses
Where Petrified Forest Natl Pk ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 149 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 82% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 76% of towns
Where Petrified Forest Natl Pk ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Petrified Forest Natl Pk
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Petrified Forest Natl Pk home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,369, 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 Petrified Forest Natl Pk's effective rate of 0.43%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Petrified Forest Natl Pk
Petrified Forest Natl Pk runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, 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 Petrified Forest Natl Pk.
Who works in Petrified Forest Natl Pk, and how
Work in Petrified Forest Natl Pk centers on retail trade and utilities. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Petrified Forest Natl Pk
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Petrified Forest Natl Pk.
What the weather is like in Petrified Forest Natl Pk, month by month
Petrified Forest Natl Pk sees roughly 149 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 34° | 17° |
| April | 73° | 55° | 35° |
| July | 93° | 77° | 60° |
| October | 75° | 56° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Petrified Forest Natl Pk
The nearest airport, Show Low Regional, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 166 miles away.
The best schools in and around Petrified Forest Natl Pk
Schools across Petrified Forest Natl Pk average a C−, better than 23% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sanders Elementary SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top middle schools
- Holbrook Junior High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
- Sanders Middle SchoolF · 4% proficient
Top high schools
- Holbrook High SchoolD− · 18% proficient
- Valley High SchoolF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Petrified Forest Natl Pk school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Petrified Forest Natl Pk 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 Petrified Forest Natl Pk against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Petrified Forest Natl Pk
Is Petrified Forest Natl Pk a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Petrified Forest Natl Pk ranks 47,723rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, the weather, and low property taxes, and lowest on tree cover and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Petrified Forest Natl Pk expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $171,400. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $56,369 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Petrified Forest Natl Pk safe?
Petrified Forest Natl Pk is safer than 2% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $871 per resident a year.
Compare Petrified Forest Natl Pk with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Petrified Forest Natl Pk. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Petrified Forest Natl Pk 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.
Petrified Forest Natl Pk detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Petrified Forest Natl Pk: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Petrified Forest Natl Pk: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Petrified Forest Natl Pk: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Petrified Forest Natl Pk: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Petrified Forest Natl Pk 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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