Best PlacesAlahambra, Phoenix, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Alahambra, Phoenix, 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.
Alahambra, Phoenix ranks 3,727th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It does not top any single list, but it lands above the national middle on low property taxes and low disaster risk. The weaker spots are summer heat, air quality, and tree cover.
The best neighborhoods in Alahambra, Phoenix
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.
Alahambra, Phoenix's strengths and weaknesses
Alahambra, Phoenix lands in the middle because its strengths and weaknesses roughly balance. Low property taxes, low disaster risk, and cell coverage carry most of that.
The one real hole is summer heat, near the bottom of the country. Air quality and tree cover also cost it ground. That varies block to block rather than evenly, and the map below shows where.
Where Alahambra, Phoenix ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 208 pleasant days a year, better than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 71% of neighborhoods
Where Alahambra, Phoenix ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Alahambra, Phoenix
A household needs to earn about $93,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Alahambra, Phoenix home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $75,090, 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 Alahambra, Phoenix's effective rate of 0.42%, 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 Alahambra, Phoenix
Alahambra, Phoenix 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 Alahambra, Phoenix.
Who works in Alahambra, Phoenix, and how
Work in Alahambra, Phoenix centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Alahambra, Phoenix
Alahambra, Phoenix has less late-night activity than most neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Alahambra, Phoenix and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Alahambra, Phoenix, month by month
Alahambra, Phoenix sees roughly 208 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 110 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs November through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 56° | 44° |
| April | 90° | 76° | 61° |
| July | 110° | 98° | 85° |
| October | 92° | 78° | 65° |
Flying in and out of Alahambra, Phoenix
Phoenix Sky Harbor International sits about 9 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 25.2 million passengers in 2025, with 177 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Alahambra, Phoenix
Schools across Alahambra, Phoenix average a D+, better than 23% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Madison Traditional AcademyA+ · 76% proficient
- Alhambra Traditional SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Augustus H. Shaw MontessoriB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Madison Meadows SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Royal Palm Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Osborn Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Apollo High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Ombudsman - Charter MetroD+ · 25% proficient
- Tech CampusD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Alahambra, Phoenix school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Alahambra, Phoenix 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 Alahambra, Phoenix against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Alahambra, Phoenix suits
Common questions about living in Alahambra, Phoenix
Is Alahambra, Phoenix a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Alahambra, Phoenix ranks 3,727th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low property taxes, low disaster risk, and cell coverage, 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 Alahambra, Phoenix expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $375,411. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $75,090 median income, cost of living beats 46% of neighborhoods.
Is Alahambra, Phoenix safe?
Alahambra, Phoenix is safer than 33% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $607 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Alahambra, Phoenix?
July highs average about 110 degrees, and January highs near 69 with lows near 44. That works out to about 208 pleasant days a year, more than 88% of neighborhoods.
Is Alahambra, Phoenix good for families?
Schools beat 23% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 33%, and childcare runs $1,109 a month.
Is Alahambra, Phoenix good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 46% of neighborhoods, though advertised internet speeds beat only 37% of neighborhoods. About 13% of workers already work from home.
Compare Alahambra, Phoenix with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Alahambra, Phoenix. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Alahambra, Phoenix 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.
Alahambra, Phoenix detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Alahambra, Phoenix: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Alahambra, Phoenix: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Alahambra, Phoenix: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Alahambra, Phoenix: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Alahambra, Phoenix 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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