Best Places85718, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 85718, 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.
85718 ranks 1,292nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 85718
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.
85718's strengths and weaknesses
Where 85718 ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 174 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of zip codes
Where 85718 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 27% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$989 a month, better than only 34% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 85718
A household needs to earn about $188,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 85718 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $136,359, 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 85718's effective rate of 0.67%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 85718
85718 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 85718.
Who works in 85718, and how
Work in 85718 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 73%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 85718
85718 has more parkland per resident than 77% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 85718 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 85718, month by month
85718 sees roughly 174 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 103 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs February through April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 51° | 38° |
| April | 86° | 69° | 51° |
| July | 103° | 88° | 76° |
| October | 89° | 73° | 58° |
Flying in and out of 85718
The nearest airport, Tucson International, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 100 miles away.
The best schools in and around 85718
Schools across 85718 average a B, better than 75% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sunrise Drive Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Manzanita SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Ventana Vista Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Orange Grove Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Esperero Canyon Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Lawrence W Cross Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- University High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Catalina Foothills High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Canyon Del Oro High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 85718 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
85718 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 85718 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 85718 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 96% of zip codes and 22% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 94% of zip codes and health care access beats 96%.
Common questions about living in 85718
Is 85718 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 85718 ranks 1,292nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on an educated workforce, low disaster risk, and health care access, 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 85718 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $731,777. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $136,359 median income, cost of living beats 96% of zip codes.
Is 85718 safe?
85718 is safer than 54% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $326 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 85718?
July highs average about 103 degrees, and January highs near 68 with lows near 38. That works out to about 174 pleasant days a year, more than 94% of zip codes.
Is 85718 good for families?
Schools beat 75% of zip codes, crime safety beats 54%, and childcare runs $989 a month.
Compare 85718 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 85718. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 85718 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.
85718 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 85718: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 85718: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 85718: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 85718: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
85718 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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