Best Places85373, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 85373, 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.
85373 ranks 9,544th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 85373
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.
85373's strengths and weaknesses
Where 85373 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 142 pleasant days a year, better than 87% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 85373 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,109 a month, better than only 24% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 26% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 85373
A household needs to earn about $92,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 85373 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $79,643, 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 85373's effective rate of 0.45%, 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 85373
85373 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 85373.
Who works in 85373, and how
Work in 85373 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 85373
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 85373.
What the weather is like in 85373, month by month
85373 sees roughly 142 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 85373
Phoenix Sky Harbor International sits about 23 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 85373
Schools across 85373 average a B+, better than 76% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Peoria Traditional SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Parkridge ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
- Apache Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Sunrise Mountain High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Liberty High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Centennial High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 85373 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
85373 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 85373 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 85373
Is 85373 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 85373 ranks 9,544th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, cell coverage, and low property taxes, and lowest on summer heat and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 85373 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $369,570. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $79,643 median income, cost of living beats 59% of zip codes.
Is 85373 safe?
Yes, 85373 is safer than 77% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $242 per resident a year.
Compare 85373 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 85373. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 85373 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.
85373 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 85373: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 85373: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 85373: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 85373: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
85373 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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