Best Places85007, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 85007, 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.
85007 ranks 21,501st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 85007
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.
85007's strengths and weaknesses
Where 85007 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 208 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 96% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 85007 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 5% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 85007
A household needs to earn about $94,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 85007 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $72,155, 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 85007's effective rate of 0.41%, 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 85007
85007 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 85007.
Who works in 85007, and how
Work in 85007 centers on retail trade and admin & support services. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 85007
85007 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 86% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 85007 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 85007, month by month
85007 sees roughly 208 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 110 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs November through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 56° | 44° |
| April | 90° | 76° | 61° |
| July | 110° | 98° | 85° |
| October | 92° | 78° | 65° |
Flying in and out of 85007
Phoenix Sky Harbor International sits about 5 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 25.2 million passengers in 2025, with 177 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 85007
Schools across 85007 average a C, better than 38% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Augustus H. Shaw MontessoriB · 48% proficient
- Encanto SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Capitol Elementary SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Top middle schools
- Osborn Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Metropolitan Arts InstituteC− · 30% proficient
- Franklin Police And Fire High SchoolF · 11% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 85007 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
85007 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 85007 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 85007
Is 85007 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 85007 ranks 21,501st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, biking, and the weather, and lowest on summer heat and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 85007 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $379,777. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $72,155 median income, cost of living beats 22% of zip codes.
Is 85007 safe?
85007 is safer than 2% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $979 per resident a year.
Compare 85007 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 85007. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 85007 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.
85007 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 85007: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 85007: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 85007: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 85007: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
85007 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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