Best Places85757, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 85757, 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.
85757 ranks 18,460th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 85757
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.
85757's strengths and weaknesses
Where 85757 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 177 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 84% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 76% of zip codes
Where 85757 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 6% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 85757
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 85757 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $81,048, 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 85757's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 85757
85757 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 85757.
Who works in 85757, and how
Work in 85757 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 85757
85757 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 85757 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 85757, month by month
85757 sees roughly 177 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 101 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs February through April, November, and December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 54° | 38° |
| April | 85° | 74° | 53° |
| July | 101° | 92° | 77° |
| October | 88° | 76° | 57° |
Flying in and out of 85757
The nearest airport, Tucson International, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 104 miles away.
The best schools in and around 85757
Schools across 85757 average a D, better than 6% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sahuarita Intermediate SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Academy Del Sol - Star ValleyC− · 29% proficient
- Vesey Elementary SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sahuarita Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Altar Valley Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Sahuarita High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Cholla High SchoolF · 9% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 85757 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
85757 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 85757 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 85757 suits
Common questions about living in 85757
Is 85757 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 85757 ranks 18,460th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, few empty homes, and cell coverage, and lowest on tree cover and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 85757 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $268,071. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $81,048 median income, cost of living beats 55% of zip codes.
Is 85757 safe?
85757 is safer than 44% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $350 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 85757?
July highs average about 101 degrees, and January highs near 66 with lows near 38. That works out to about 177 pleasant days a year, more than 95% of zip codes.
Is 85757 good for families?
Schools beat 6% of zip codes, crime safety beats 44%, and childcare runs $989 a month.
Compare 85757 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 85757. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 85757 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.
85757 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 85757: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 85757: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 85757: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 85757: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
85757 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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