Best Places85364, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 85364, 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.
85364 ranks 24,043rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 85364
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.
85364's strengths and weaknesses
Where 85364 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 212 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Short commute19.1 minutes each way, better than 88% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 85364 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 85364
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 85364 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,117, 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 85364's effective rate of 0.64%, 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 85364
85364 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 85364.
Who works in 85364, and how
Work in 85364 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 85364
85364 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 65% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 85364 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 85364, month by month
85364 sees roughly 212 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 109 degrees. January highs sit near 71, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71° | 58° | 45° |
| April | 90° | 74° | 59° |
| July | 109° | 96° | 83° |
| October | 93° | 78° | 65° |
Flying in and out of 85364
The nearest airport, Yuma MCAS/Yuma International, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Diego International, about 148 miles away.
The best schools in and around 85364
Schools across 85364 average a D+, better than 15% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Desert View AcademyB+ · 51% proficient
- Yuma District One Digital Learning AcademyB · 50% proficient
- Gowan Science AcademyB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Crane Middle SchoolD · 24% proficient
- Centennial Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
- R Pete Woodard Jr High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Desert View Middle & High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Cibola High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Kofa High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 85364 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
85364 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 85364 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 85364 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 9% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 85364
Is 85364 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 85364 ranks 24,043rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, cell coverage, and biking, and lowest on summer heat and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 85364 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $214,872. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $66,117 median income, cost of living beats 33% of zip codes.
Is 85364 safe?
85364 is safer than 14% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $592 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 85364?
July highs average about 109 degrees, and January highs near 71 with lows near 45. That works out to about 212 pleasant days a year, more than 98% of zip codes.
Is 85364 good for families?
Schools beat 15% of zip codes, crime safety beats 14%, and childcare runs $800 a month.
Compare 85364 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 85364. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 85364 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.
85364 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 85364: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 85364: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 85364: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 85364: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
85364 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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