Best Places85332, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 85332, 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.
85332 ranks 20,794th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Tree cover pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low property taxes.
The best neighborhoods in 85332
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.
85332's strengths and weaknesses
Where 85332 ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 146 pleasant days a year, better than 88% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 77% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 76% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 75% of zip codes
Where 85332 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 21% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 85332
A household needs to earn about $97,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 85332 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $69,889, 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 85332's effective rate of 0.42%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 85332
85332 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 85332.
Who works in 85332, and how
Work in 85332 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 85332
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 85332.
What the weather is like in 85332, month by month
85332 sees roughly 146 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 38° | 24° |
| April | 72° | 56° | 38° |
| July | 93° | 78° | 63° |
| October | 76° | 58° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 85332
The nearest airport, Prescott Regional/Ernest A Love Field, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 69 miles away.
The best schools in and around 85332
Schools across 85332 average a C, better than 31% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Bagdad Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Congress Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Hassayampa Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Vulture Peak Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Prescott High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Wickenburg High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Seligman High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 85332 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
85332 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 85332 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 85332
Is 85332 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 85332 ranks 20,794th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low property taxes, the weather, and an educated workforce, and lowest on tree cover and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 85332 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $390,454. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $69,889 median income, cost of living beats 26% of zip codes.
Is 85332 safe?
Yes, 85332 is safer than 56% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $326 per resident a year.
Compare 85332 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 85332. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 85332 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.
85332 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 85332: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 85332: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 85332: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 85332: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
85332 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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