Best Places85748, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 85748, 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.
85748 ranks 4,151st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 85748
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.
85748's strengths and weaknesses
Where 85748 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 173 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 90% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 85748 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 14% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$989 a month, better than only 34% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 85748
A household needs to earn about $104,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 85748 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $104,323, 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 85748's effective rate of 0.73%, 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 85748
85748 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 85748.
Who works in 85748, and how
Work in 85748 centers on health care & social and education. 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 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 85748
85748 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 85748 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 85748, month by month
85748 sees roughly 173 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 85748
The nearest airport, Tucson International, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 111 miles away.
The best schools in and around 85748
Schools across 85748 average a D+, better than 14% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Tanque Verde Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Soleng Tom Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Dunham Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Emily Gray Junior High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Gridley Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Tanque Verde High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Academy Of Tucson High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Sahuaro High SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 85748 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
85748 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 85748 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 85748
Is 85748 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 85748 ranks 4,151st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, the weather, and biking, 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 85748 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $399,748. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $104,323 median income, cost of living beats 88% of zip codes.
Is 85748 safe?
Yes, 85748 is safer than 83% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $221 per resident a year.
Compare 85748 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 85748. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 85748 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.
85748 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 85748: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 85748: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 85748: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 85748: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
85748 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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