Best Places85629, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 85629, 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.
85629 ranks 6,784th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 85629
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.
85629's strengths and weaknesses
Where 85629 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 175 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Household income$112,217 median, better than 87% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 86% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 85629 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 32% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 85629
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 85629 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $112,217, 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 85629's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 85629
85629 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 85629.
Who works in 85629, and how
Work in 85629 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 85629
85629 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 78% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 85629 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 85629, month by month
85629 sees roughly 175 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 85629
The nearest airport, Tucson International, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 118 miles away.
The best schools in and around 85629
Schools across 85629 average a C+, better than 42% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Copper View Elementary SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Sycamore Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Anza TrailB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Corona Foothills Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- 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 85629 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
85629 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 85629 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 85629 suits
Families
Schools land around the 42nd percentile and crime safety beats 68%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 90% of zip codes and 17% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 85629
Is 85629 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 85629 ranks 6,784th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, what local pay buys, and high incomes, 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 85629 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $332,626. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $112,217 median income, cost of living beats 90% of zip codes.
Is 85629 safe?
Yes, 85629 is safer than 68% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $282 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 85629?
July highs average about 104 degrees, and January highs near 69 with lows near 38. That works out to about 175 pleasant days a year, more than 95% of zip codes.
Is 85629 good for families?
Schools beat 42% of zip codes, crime safety beats 68%, and childcare runs $989 a month.
Compare 85629 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 85629. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 85629 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.
85629 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 85629: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 85629: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 85629: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 85629: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
85629 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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