Best PlacesAlta Loma, Peoria, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Alta Loma, Peoria, 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.
Alta Loma, Peoria ranks 2,966th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Alta Loma, Peoria
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.
Alta Loma, Peoria's strengths and weaknesses
Where Alta Loma, Peoria ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB+, better than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 162 pleasant days a year, better than 81% of neighborhoods
Where Alta Loma, Peoria ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 27% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Alta Loma, Peoria
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Alta Loma, Peoria home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $68,889, 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 Alta Loma, Peoria's effective rate of 0.38%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Alta Loma, Peoria
Alta Loma, Peoria's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Alta Loma, Peoria.
Who works in Alta Loma, Peoria, and how
Work in Alta Loma, Peoria centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Alta Loma, Peoria
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Alta Loma, Peoria.
What the weather is like in Alta Loma, Peoria, month by month
Alta Loma, Peoria sees roughly 162 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 108 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs November through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 57° | 43° |
| April | 87° | 77° | 60° |
| July | 108° | 99° | 87° |
| October | 89° | 79° | 63° |
Flying in and out of Alta Loma, Peoria
Phoenix Sky Harbor International sits about 17 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 Alta Loma, Peoria
Schools across Alta Loma, Peoria average a B+, better than 88% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Peoria Traditional SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
Top high schools
- Raymond S. KellisC · 31% proficient
- Peoria Accelerated High SchoolF · 4% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Alta Loma, Peoria school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Alta Loma, Peoria 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 Alta Loma, Peoria against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Alta Loma, Peoria
Is Alta Loma, Peoria a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Alta Loma, Peoria ranks 2,966th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low property taxes, low disaster risk, and good schools, 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 Alta Loma, Peoria expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $332,792. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $68,889 median income, cost of living beats 38% of neighborhoods.
Is Alta Loma, Peoria safe?
Yes, Alta Loma, Peoria is safer than 60% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $429 per resident a year.
Compare Alta Loma, Peoria with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Alta Loma, Peoria. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Alta Loma, Peoria 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.
Alta Loma, Peoria detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Alta Loma, Peoria: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Alta Loma, Peoria: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Alta Loma, Peoria: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Alta Loma, Peoria: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Alta Loma, Peoria 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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