Best PlacesWillow Beach, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Willow Beach, 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.
Willow Beach ranks 46,894th 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 Willow Beach
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.
Willow Beach's strengths and weaknesses
Where Willow Beach ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 192 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- Short commute18.6 minutes each way, better than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 85% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 76% of towns
Where Willow Beach ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$25,398 median, better than only 3% of towns
Who lives in Willow Beach
Willow Beach 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 Willow Beach.
Who works in Willow Beach, and how
Work in Willow Beach centers on retail trade and construction. 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 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Willow Beach
Willow Beach has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Willow Beach and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Willow Beach, month by month
Willow Beach sees roughly 192 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 106 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 82° | 68° | 56° |
| July | 106° | 94° | 79° |
| October | 83° | 70° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Willow Beach
The nearest airport, Boulder City Municipal, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Harry Reid International, about 49 miles away.
The best schools in and around Willow Beach
Schools across Willow Beach average a D+, better than 14% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- King Martha P EsC · 31% proficient
- Mt Tipton Elementary SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top middle schools
- Garrett Elton M JhsC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Boulder City HsC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Willow Beach school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Willow Beach 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 Willow Beach against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Willow Beach
Is Willow Beach a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Willow Beach ranks 46,894th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, short commutes, and quiet, and lowest on summer heat and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Willow Beach safe?
Willow Beach is safer than 22% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $435 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Willow Beach?
July highs average about 106 degrees, and January highs near 59 with lows near 39. That works out to about 192 pleasant days a year, more than 99% of towns.
Compare Willow Beach with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Willow Beach. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Willow Beach 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.
Willow Beach detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Willow Beach: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Willow Beach: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Willow Beach: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Willow Beach: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Willow Beach 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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