Best Places85614, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 85614, 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.
85614 ranks 17,572nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 85614
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.
85614's strengths and weaknesses
Where 85614 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 173 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 85614 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 85614
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 85614 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $69,909, 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 85614's effective rate of 0.72%, 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 85614
85614 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 85614.
Who works in 85614, and how
Work in 85614 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 85614
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 85614.
What the weather is like in 85614, month by month
85614 sees roughly 173 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 104 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 52° | 38° |
| April | 88° | 71° | 53° |
| July | 104° | 89° | 77° |
| October | 91° | 74° | 59° |
Flying in and out of 85614
The nearest airport, Tucson International, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 123 miles away.
The best schools in and around 85614
Schools across 85614 average a C, better than 34% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Anza TrailB · 47% proficient
- Sahuarita Intermediate SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Continental Elementary SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sahuarita Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Walden Grove High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Andrada Polytechnic High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Sahuarita High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 85614 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
85614 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 85614 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 85614 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 24% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 94% of zip codes and health care access beats 95%.
Common questions about living in 85614
Is 85614 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 85614 ranks 17,572nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, the weather, and civic engagement, 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 85614 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $313,932. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $69,909 median income, cost of living beats 51% of zip codes.
Is 85614 safe?
85614 is safer than 53% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $326 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 85614?
July highs average about 104 degrees, and January highs near 69 with lows near 38. That works out to about 173 pleasant days a year, more than 94% of zip codes.
Is 85614 good for families?
Schools beat 34% of zip codes, crime safety beats 53%, and childcare runs $989 a month.
Compare 85614 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 85614. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 85614 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.
85614 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 85614: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 85614: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 85614: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 85614: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
85614 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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