Best PlacesUvada, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Uvada, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Uvada ranks 26,314th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Uvada
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.
Uvada's strengths and weaknesses
Where Uvada ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Short commute15.7 minutes each way, better than 97% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 151 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of towns
Where Uvada ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Uvada
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Uvada home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $63,495, 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 Uvada's effective rate of 0.46%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Uvada
Uvada runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, 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 Uvada.
Who works in Uvada, and how
Work in Uvada centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Uvada
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Uvada.
What the weather is like in Uvada, month by month
Uvada sees roughly 151 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 30° | 18° |
| April | 67° | 50° | 32° |
| July | 94° | 77° | 58° |
| October | 70° | 52° | 34° |
Flying in and out of Uvada
The nearest airport, Cedar City Regional, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Harry Reid International, about 154 miles away.
The best schools in and around Uvada
Schools across Uvada average a B−, better than 59% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Three Peaks SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Minersville SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Escalante Valley SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Minersville SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Cedar MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Canyon View MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Enterprise HighB− · 41% proficient
- Launch HighB− · 40% proficient
- Cedar City HighC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Uvada school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Uvada 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 Uvada against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Uvada
Is Uvada a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Uvada ranks 26,314th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, short commutes, and population health, and lowest on civic engagement and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Uvada expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $329,746. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $63,495 median income, cost of living beats 32% of towns.
Is Uvada safe?
Uvada is safer than 48% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $355 per resident a year.
Compare Uvada with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Uvada. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Uvada 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.
Uvada detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Uvada: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Uvada: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Uvada: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Uvada: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Uvada 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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