Best PlacesCamelback East, Phoenix, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Camelback East, 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.
Camelback East, Phoenix ranks 2,095th 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 disaster risk and low property taxes. The weaker spots are summer heat, air quality, and tree cover.
The best neighborhoods in Camelback East, 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.
Camelback East, Phoenix's strengths and weaknesses
Camelback East, Phoenix lands in the middle because its strengths and weaknesses roughly balance. Low disaster risk, low property taxes, 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 Camelback East, Phoenix ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 207 pleasant days a year, better than 88% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
Where Camelback East, Phoenix ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD+, better than only 23% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Camelback East, Phoenix
A household needs to earn about $160,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Camelback East, Phoenix home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $95,427, 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 Camelback East, Phoenix's effective rate of 0.44%, 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 Camelback East, Phoenix
Camelback East, Phoenix runs younger 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 Camelback East, Phoenix.
Who works in Camelback East, Phoenix, and how
Work in Camelback East, Phoenix centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Camelback East, Phoenix
Camelback East, Phoenix has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 87% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Camelback East, Phoenix and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Camelback East, Phoenix, month by month
Camelback East, Phoenix sees roughly 207 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 Camelback East, Phoenix
Phoenix Sky Harbor International sits about 4 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 Camelback East, Phoenix
Schools across Camelback East, Phoenix average a D+, better than 23% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Hopi Elementary SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Madison Traditional AcademyA+ · 76% proficient
- Ward Traditional AcademyA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ingleside Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Mohave Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Madison Meadows SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Great Hearts Academies - Veritas PrepA− · 63% proficient
- Saguaro High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Arcadia High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Camelback East, Phoenix school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Camelback East, 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 Camelback East, Phoenix against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Camelback East, Phoenix suits
Retirees
The weather beats 88% of neighborhoods and it is quieter than 61%.
Common questions about living in Camelback East, Phoenix
Is Camelback East, Phoenix a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Camelback East, Phoenix ranks 2,095th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, low property taxes, 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 Camelback East, Phoenix expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $644,670. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $95,427 median income, cost of living beats 68% of neighborhoods.
Is Camelback East, Phoenix safe?
Camelback East, Phoenix is safer than 37% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $568 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Camelback East, Phoenix?
July highs average about 110 degrees, and January highs near 69 with lows near 44. That works out to about 207 pleasant days a year, more than 88% of neighborhoods.
Is Camelback East, Phoenix good for families?
Schools beat 23% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 37%, and childcare runs $1,109 a month.
Is Camelback East, Phoenix good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 68% of neighborhoods, though advertised internet speeds beat only 37% of neighborhoods. About 21% of workers already work from home.
Compare Camelback East, Phoenix with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Camelback East, Phoenix. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Camelback East, 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.
Camelback East, Phoenix detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Camelback East, Phoenix: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Camelback East, Phoenix: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Camelback East, Phoenix: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Camelback East, Phoenix: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Camelback East, 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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