Best PlacesCordes Lakes, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cordes Lakes, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Cordes Lakes ranks 40,000th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cordes Lakes
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.
Cordes Lakes' strengths and weaknesses
Where Cordes Lakes ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 97% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 91% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 146 pleasant days a year, better than 91% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 82% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 76% of towns
Where Cordes Lakes ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Short commute38.8 minutes each way, better than only 7% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 8% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cordes Lakes
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cordes Lakes home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,931, 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 Cordes Lakes' effective rate of 0.23%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Cordes Lakes
Cordes Lakes's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Cordes Lakes.
Who works in Cordes Lakes, and how
Work in Cordes Lakes centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Cordes Lakes
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cordes Lakes.
What the weather is like in Cordes Lakes, month by month
Cordes Lakes 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 Cordes Lakes
The nearest airport, Prescott Regional/Ernest A Love Field, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 61 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cordes Lakes
Schools across Cordes Lakes average a D+, better than 8% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mayer Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Camp Verde Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Camp Verde Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Mayer High SchoolF · 5% proficient
- Camp Verde High SchoolF · 4% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cordes Lakes school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cordes Lakes 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 Cordes Lakes against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cordes Lakes
Is Cordes Lakes a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cordes Lakes ranks 40,000th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, cell coverage, and the weather, and lowest on air quality and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cordes Lakes expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $207,610. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $75,931 median income, cost of living beats 26% of towns.
Is Cordes Lakes safe?
Cordes Lakes is safer than 24% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $419 per resident a year.
Compare Cordes Lakes with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cordes Lakes. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cordes Lakes 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.
Cordes Lakes detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cordes Lakes: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cordes Lakes: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cordes Lakes: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cordes Lakes: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cordes Lakes 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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