Best Places86024, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 86024, 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.
86024 ranks 24,489th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 86024
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.
86024's strengths and weaknesses
Where 86024 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 208 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 86024 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 86024
A household needs to earn about $120,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 86024 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $77,123, 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 86024's effective rate of 0.32%, 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 86024
86024 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 86024.
Who works in 86024, and how
Work in 86024 centers on retail trade and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 65%
- Work from home 31%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 86024
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 86024.
What the weather is like in 86024, month by month
86024 sees roughly 208 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 41° | 33° |
| April | 70° | 57° | 45° |
| July | 91° | 78° | 66° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of 86024
The nearest airport, Flagstaff Pulliam, is about 45 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 98 miles away.
The best schools in and around 86024
Schools across 86024 average a C, better than 32% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pine Strawberry Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Weitzel's Puente De Hozho Bilingual Magnet SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Camp Verde Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Capps Elementary SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Mogollon Jr High SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Camp Verde Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Payson High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Summit High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Mogollon High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 86024 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
86024 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 86024 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 86024
Is 86024 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 86024 ranks 24,489th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, low property taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on an overheated housing market and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 86024 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $492,900. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $77,123 median income, cost of living beats 41% of zip codes.
Is 86024 safe?
86024 is safer than 35% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $393 per resident a year.
Compare 86024 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 86024. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 86024 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.
86024 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 86024: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 86024: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 86024: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 86024: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
86024 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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