Best PlacesPrudhoe Bay, AK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Prudhoe Bay, 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.
Prudhoe Bay ranks 17,124th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Prudhoe Bay
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.
Prudhoe Bay's strengths and weaknesses
Where Prudhoe Bay ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
Where Prudhoe Bay ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of towns
Who lives in Prudhoe Bay
Prudhoe Bay's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Prudhoe Bay.
Who works in Prudhoe Bay, and how
Work in Prudhoe Bay centers on mining & oil & gas and manufacturing. Unemployment is low.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 34%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 60%
Life in Prudhoe Bay
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Prudhoe Bay.
What the weather is like in Prudhoe Bay, month by month
Prudhoe Bay sees roughly 110 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 62 degrees. January highs sit near -4, with lows near -19. No month averages between 55 and 75 degrees.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -4° | -12° | -19° |
| April | 12° | 4° | -5° |
| July | 62° | 51° | 42° |
| October | 29° | 23° | 17° |
Flying in and out of Prudhoe Bay
The nearest airport, Deadhorse, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ted Stevens Anchorage International, about 619 miles away.
The best schools in and around Prudhoe Bay
Schools across Prudhoe Bay average an F, better than 1% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fred Ipalook ElementaryF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- Barrow High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Prudhoe Bay school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Prudhoe Bay 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 Prudhoe Bay against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Prudhoe Bay
Is Prudhoe Bay a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Prudhoe Bay ranks 17,124th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, clean air, and heat safety, and lowest on the schools and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Prudhoe Bay safe?
Prudhoe Bay is safer than 9% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $877 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Prudhoe Bay?
July highs average about 62 degrees, and January highs near -4 with lows near -19. That works out to about 110 pleasant days a year, more than 74% of towns.
Compare Prudhoe Bay with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Prudhoe Bay. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Prudhoe Bay 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.
Prudhoe Bay detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Prudhoe Bay: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Prudhoe Bay: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Prudhoe Bay: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Prudhoe Bay: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Prudhoe Bay 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.
- 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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