Best PlacesDateland, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dateland, 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.
Dateland ranks 46,625th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Dateland
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.
Dateland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dateland ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 203 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of towns
- Short commute21.6 minutes each way, better than 82% of towns
Where Dateland ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dateland
A household needs to earn about $98,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dateland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $47,908, 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 Dateland's effective rate of 0.34%, 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 Dateland
Dateland's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Dateland.
Who works in Dateland, and how
Work in Dateland centers on construction and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 58%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 40%
Life in Dateland
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Dateland.
What the weather is like in Dateland, month by month
Dateland sees roughly 203 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 109 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 56° | 43° |
| April | 89° | 74° | 57° |
| July | 109° | 96° | 82° |
| October | 92° | 77° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Dateland
The nearest airport, Yuma MCAS/Yuma International, is about 68 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 92 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dateland
Schools across Dateland average a D+, better than 11% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sentinel Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Mohawk Valley SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Dateland Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Gila Ridge High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Ajo High SchoolF · 10% proficient
- Antelope Union High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dateland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dateland 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 Dateland against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dateland
Is Dateland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dateland ranks 46,625th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, low disaster risk, and low property taxes, and lowest on civic engagement and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dateland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $400,700. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $47,908 median income, cost of living beats 6% of towns.
Is Dateland safe?
Dateland is safer than 6% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $688 per resident a year.
Compare Dateland with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dateland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dateland 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.
Dateland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dateland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dateland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dateland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dateland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dateland 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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