Best Places85354, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 85354, 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.
85354 ranks 26,252nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 85354
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.
85354's strengths and weaknesses
Where 85354 ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 138 pleasant days a year, better than 85% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 78% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 77% of zip codes
Where 85354 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Short commute41.8 minutes each way, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 85354
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 85354 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $67,531, 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 85354's effective rate of 0.30%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 85354
85354's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 85354.
Who works in 85354, and how
Work in 85354 centers on retail trade and finance & insurance. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 85354
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 85354.
What the weather is like in 85354, month by month
85354 sees roughly 138 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 108 degrees. January highs sit near 65, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65° | 52° | 40° |
| April | 87° | 71° | 55° |
| July | 108° | 94° | 81° |
| October | 89° | 74° | 59° |
Flying in and out of 85354
Phoenix Sky Harbor International sits about 49 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 85354
Schools across 85354 average a D+, better than 10% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sentinel Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Festival Foothills Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Dateland Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Wickenburg High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Tonopah Valley High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Buckeye Union High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 85354 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
85354 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 85354 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 85354
Is 85354 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 85354 ranks 26,252nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low property taxes, a strong job market, and the weather, and lowest on tree cover and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 85354 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $333,537. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $67,531 median income, cost of living beats 25% of zip codes.
Is 85354 safe?
85354 is safer than 52% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $330 per resident a year.
Compare 85354 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 85354. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 85354 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.
85354 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 85354: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 85354: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 85354: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 85354: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
85354 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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