Best Places85379, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 85379, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
85379 ranks 3,335th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 85379
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.
85379's strengths and weaknesses
Where 85379 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 85379 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,109 a month, better than only 24% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 25% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 85379
A household needs to earn about $113,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 85379 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $114,154, 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 85379's effective rate of 0.46%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 85379
85379 runs younger than the country, 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 85379.
Who works in 85379, and how
Work in 85379 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 78%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 85379
85379 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 82% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 85379 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 85379, month by month
85379 sees roughly 137 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 85379
Phoenix Sky Harbor International sits about 24 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 85379
Schools across 85379 average a C, better than 37% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Imagine RosefieldA− · 58% proficient
- Legacy Traditional School - SurpriseA− · 57% proficient
- Marley Park ElementaryB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sonoran Heights Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Imagine Surprise MiddleC · 33% proficient
- Ashton Ranch Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Highland PrepB− · 45% proficient
- Shadow Ridge High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Valley Vista High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 85379 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
85379 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 85379 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 85379 suits
Families
Schools land around the 37th percentile and crime safety beats 93%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 88% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 19% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 85379
Is 85379 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 85379 ranks 3,335th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, few empty homes, and population health, and lowest on air quality and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 85379 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $452,063. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $114,154 median income, cost of living beats 88% of zip codes.
Is 85379 safe?
Yes, 85379 is safer than 93% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $186 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 85379?
July highs average about 109 degrees, and January highs near 67 with lows near 40. That works out to about 137 pleasant days a year, more than 84% of zip codes.
Is 85379 good for families?
Schools beat 37% of zip codes, crime safety beats 93%, and childcare runs $1,109 a month.
Compare 85379 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 85379. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 85379 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.
85379 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 85379: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 85379: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 85379: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 85379: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
85379 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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