Best Places85309, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 85309, 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.
85309 ranks 18,201st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 85309
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.
85309's strengths and weaknesses
Where 85309 ranks high
- Short commute6.0 minutes each way, better than 99% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 85309 ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of zip codes
Who lives in 85309
85309 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 85309.
Who works in 85309, and how
Work in 85309 centers on hospitality & food and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 0%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 85309
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 85309.
What the weather is like in 85309, month by month
85309 sees roughly 137 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 109 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 53° | 40° |
| April | 88° | 73° | 56° |
| July | 109° | 96° | 83° |
| October | 91° | 76° | 61° |
Flying in and out of 85309
Phoenix Sky Harbor International sits about 22 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 85309
Schools across 85309 average a C−, better than 24% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mabel Padgett Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Dreaming Summit ElementaryC+ · 39% proficient
- Luke Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Western Sky Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Millennium High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Verrado High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Dysart High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 85309 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
85309 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 85309 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 85309
Is 85309 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 85309 ranks 18,201st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, population health, and cell coverage, and lowest on internet speeds and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 85309 safe?
85309 is safer than 12% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $570 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 85309?
July highs average about 109 degrees, and January highs near 67 with lows near 40. That works out to about 137 pleasant days a year, more than 84% of zip codes.
Compare 85309 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 85309. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 85309 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.
85309 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 85309: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 85309: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 85309: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 85309: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
85309 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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