Best Places85357, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 85357, 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.
85357 ranks 27,202nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 85357
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.
85357's strengths and weaknesses
Where 85357 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Short commute12.2 minutes each way, better than 99% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 183 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 94% of zip codes
Where 85357 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- School gradeD−, better than only 4% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 85357
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 85357 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,385, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 85357's effective rate of 0.57%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 85357
85357 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 85357.
Who works in 85357, and how
Work in 85357 centers on education and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, 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 85357
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 85357.
What the weather is like in 85357, month by month
85357 sees roughly 183 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 85357
The nearest airport, Prescott Regional/Ernest A Love Field, is about 85 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 92 miles away.
The best schools in and around 85357
Schools across 85357 average a D−, better than 4% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Aguila Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Owens Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Wenden Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Lee Williams High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Salome High SchoolF · 10% proficient
- Parker High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 85357 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
85357 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 85357 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 85357
Is 85357 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 85357 ranks 27,202nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, a stable housing market, and short commutes, 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 85357 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $100,576. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $54,385 median income, cost of living beats 6% of zip codes.
Is 85357 safe?
85357 is safer than 2% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,296 per resident a year.
Compare 85357 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 85357. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 85357 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.
85357 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 85357: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 85357: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 85357: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 85357: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
85357 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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