Best PlacesRimmy Jims, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rimmy Jims, 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.
Rimmy Jims ranks 50,243rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Rimmy Jims
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.
Rimmy Jims' strengths and weaknesses
Where Rimmy Jims ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 161 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 76% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 66% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 58% of towns
Where Rimmy Jims ranks low
- Short commute45.6 minutes each way, better than only 2% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rimmy Jims
A household needs to earn about $21,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rimmy Jims home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $47,997, 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 Rimmy Jims' effective rate of 0.07%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Rimmy Jims
Rimmy Jims'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 Rimmy Jims.
Who works in Rimmy Jims, and how
Work in Rimmy Jims centers on public administration and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Rimmy Jims
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rimmy Jims.
What the weather is like in Rimmy Jims, month by month
Rimmy Jims sees roughly 161 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 35° | 19° |
| April | 77° | 57° | 36° |
| July | 99° | 81° | 63° |
| October | 78° | 57° | 39° |
Flying in and out of Rimmy Jims
The nearest airport, Flagstaff Pulliam, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 131 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rimmy Jims
Schools across Rimmy Jims average a D+, better than 10% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Weitzel's Puente De Hozho Bilingual Magnet SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Thomas M Knoles Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Bonnie Brennan SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Winslow Junior High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Mount Elden Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Sinagua Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Summit High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Winslow High SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rimmy Jims school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rimmy Jims 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 Rimmy Jims against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rimmy Jims
Is Rimmy Jims a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rimmy Jims ranks 50,243rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, the weather, and low taxes, and lowest on long commutes and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rimmy Jims expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $88,595. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $47,997 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Rimmy Jims safe?
Rimmy Jims is safer than 4% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $782 per resident a year.
Compare Rimmy Jims with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rimmy Jims. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rimmy Jims 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.
Rimmy Jims detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rimmy Jims: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rimmy Jims: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rimmy Jims: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rimmy Jims: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rimmy Jims 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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