Best PlacesWikieup, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wikieup, 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.
Wikieup ranks 48,260th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Wikieup
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.
Wikieup's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wikieup ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 162 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 90% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 76% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 58% of towns
Where Wikieup ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of towns
- Short commute38.3 minutes each way, better than only 7% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wikieup
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wikieup home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $53,378; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Wikieup's effective rate of 0.41%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Wikieup
Wikieup 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 Wikieup.
Who works in Wikieup, and how
Work in Wikieup centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Wikieup
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wikieup.
What the weather is like in Wikieup, month by month
Wikieup sees roughly 162 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 102 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 43° | 30° |
| April | 79° | 62° | 44° |
| July | 102° | 87° | 70° |
| October | 83° | 65° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Wikieup
The nearest airport, Prescott Regional/Ernest A Love Field, is about 71 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Harry Reid International, about 126 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wikieup
Schools across Wikieup average a C−, better than 19% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Yucca Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Owens Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Seligman Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Lake Havasu High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Seligman High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Lee Williams High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wikieup school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wikieup 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 Wikieup against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wikieup
Is Wikieup a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wikieup ranks 48,260th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, a strong job market, and low property taxes, and lowest on summer heat and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wikieup expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $234,833. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $53,378 median income, cost of living beats 13% of towns.
Is Wikieup safe?
Wikieup is safer than 10% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $610 per resident a year.
Compare Wikieup with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wikieup. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wikieup 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.
Wikieup detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wikieup: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wikieup: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wikieup: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wikieup: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wikieup 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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