Best Places86334, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 86334, 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.
86334 ranks 20,363rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 86334
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.
86334's strengths and weaknesses
Where 86334 ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 146 pleasant days a year, better than 88% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 77% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 75% of zip codes
Where 86334 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Short commute33.6 minutes each way, better than only 14% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 86334
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 86334 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $88,788, 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 86334's effective rate of 0.34%, 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 86334
86334 runs older 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 86334.
Who works in 86334, and how
Work in 86334 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in 86334
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 86334.
What the weather is like in 86334, month by month
86334 sees roughly 146 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 38° | 24° |
| April | 72° | 56° | 38° |
| July | 93° | 78° | 63° |
| October | 76° | 58° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 86334
The nearest airport, Prescott Regional/Ernest A Love Field, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 105 miles away.
The best schools in and around 86334
Schools across 86334 average a D+, better than 16% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Ash Fork Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Del Rio Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Mountain View Preparatory SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ash Fork Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Heritage Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Ash Fork High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Seligman High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Mingus Union High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 86334 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
86334 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 86334 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 86334
Is 86334 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 86334 ranks 20,363rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low property taxes, a strong job market, and the weather, and lowest on air quality and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 86334 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $302,505. The overall cost of living runs about 10% above the national average. Set against a $88,788 median income, cost of living beats 40% of zip codes.
Is 86334 safe?
86334 is safer than 39% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $375 per resident a year.
Compare 86334 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 86334. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 86334 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.
86334 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 86334: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 86334: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 86334: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 86334: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
86334 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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