Best Places85924, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 85924, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
85924 ranks 31,456th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 85924
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.
85924's strengths and weaknesses
Where 85924 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 174 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 75% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 75% of zip codes
Where 85924 ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$40,811 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 85924
A household needs to earn about $24,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 85924 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $40,811, 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 85924's effective rate of 0.33%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 85924
85924 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 85924.
Who works in 85924, and how
Work in 85924 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 85924
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 85924.
What the weather is like in 85924, month by month
85924 sees roughly 174 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 34° | 17° |
| April | 73° | 55° | 35° |
| July | 93° | 77° | 60° |
| October | 75° | 56° | 36° |
Flying in and out of 85924
The nearest airport, Show Low Regional, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 148 miles away.
The best schools in and around 85924
Schools across 85924 average a C−, better than 23% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Coronado Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Round Valley Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Concho Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- St Johns Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Round Valley Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Snowflake High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- St Johns High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Round Valley High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 85924 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
85924 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 85924 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 85924
Is 85924 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 85924 ranks 31,456th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, low property taxes, and the weather, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 85924 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $97,277. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $40,811 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 85924 safe?
85924 is safer than 3% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $883 per resident a year.
Compare 85924 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 85924. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 85924 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.
85924 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 85924: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 85924: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 85924: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 85924: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
85924 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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