Best PlacesChino Valley, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Chino Valley, 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.
Chino Valley ranks 27,658th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Chino Valley
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.
Chino Valley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Chino Valley ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 150 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 90% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 81% of towns
Where Chino Valley ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 15% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 15% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 16% of towns
- Short commute32.5 minutes each way, better than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Chino Valley
A household needs to earn about $102,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Chino Valley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $68,034, 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 Chino Valley's effective rate of 0.39%, 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 Chino Valley
Chino Valley 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 Chino Valley.
Who works in Chino Valley, and how
Work in Chino Valley centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Chino Valley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Chino Valley.
What the weather is like in Chino Valley, month by month
Chino Valley sees roughly 150 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 Chino Valley
The nearest airport, Prescott Regional/Ernest A Love Field, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 95 miles away.
The best schools in and around Chino Valley
Schools across Chino Valley average a D+, better than 16% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Liberty Traditional SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Granite Mountain Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Del Rio Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Heritage Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Glassford Hill Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Prescott High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Seligman High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Bradshaw Mountain High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Chino Valley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Chino Valley 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 Chino Valley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Chino Valley
Is Chino Valley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Chino Valley ranks 27,658th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, few empty homes, and low property taxes, and lowest on air quality and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Chino Valley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $413,569. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $68,034 median income, cost of living beats 15% of towns.
Is Chino Valley safe?
Yes, Chino Valley is safer than 69% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $260 per resident a year.
Compare Chino Valley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Chino Valley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Chino Valley 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.
Chino Valley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Chino Valley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Chino Valley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Chino Valley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Chino Valley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Chino Valley 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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