Best PlacesTusayan, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tusayan, 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.
Tusayan ranks 46,899th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Tusayan
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.
Tusayan's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tusayan ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 146 pleasant days a year, better than 91% of towns
- TransitBetter than 91% of towns
- BikingBetter than 84% of towns
Where Tusayan ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tusayan
A household needs to earn about $80,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tusayan home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $55,921, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Tusayan's effective rate of 0.35%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tusayan
Tusayan runs older 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 Tusayan.
Who works in Tusayan, and how
Work in Tusayan centers on hospitality & food and public administration. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 20%
Life in Tusayan
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tusayan.
What the weather is like in Tusayan, month by month
Tusayan sees roughly 146 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 Tusayan
The nearest airport, Flagstaff Pulliam, is about 72 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Harry Reid International, about 159 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tusayan
Schools across Tusayan average a D, better than 7% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bowler Grant EsB− · 40% proficient
- Grand Canyon ElementaryD · 20% proficient
- Havasupai Elementary SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lyon Mack MsB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Moapa Valley HsB− · 43% proficient
- Grand Canyon High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tusayan school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tusayan 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 Tusayan against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tusayan
Is Tusayan a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tusayan ranks 46,899th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, low property taxes, and the weather, and lowest on crime and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tusayan expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $327,000. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $55,921 median income, cost of living beats 7% of towns.
Is Tusayan safe?
Tusayan is safer than 3% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $841 per resident a year.
Compare Tusayan with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tusayan. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tusayan 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.
Tusayan detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tusayan: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tusayan: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tusayan: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tusayan: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tusayan 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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