Best PlacesDel Rio, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Del Rio, 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.
Del Rio ranks 20,178th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Del Rio
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.
Del Rio's strengths and weaknesses
Where Del Rio ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 153 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 91% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 83% of towns
Where Del Rio ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Del Rio
A household needs to earn about $217,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Del Rio home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $89,032, 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 Del Rio'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 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 Del Rio
Del Rio 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 Del Rio.
Who works in Del Rio, and how
Work in Del Rio centers on professional & technical and finance & insurance. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 53%
- Work from home 44%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Del Rio
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Del Rio.
What the weather is like in Del Rio, month by month
Del Rio sees roughly 153 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 Del Rio
The nearest airport, Prescott Regional/Ernest A Love Field, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 100 miles away.
The best schools in and around Del Rio
Schools across Del Rio average a C−, better than 20% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Del Rio Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Heritage Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Chino Valley High SchoolF · 11% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Del Rio school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Del Rio 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 Del Rio against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Del Rio
Is Del Rio a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Del Rio ranks 20,178th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on health care access, the weather, and an educated workforce, and lowest on biking and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Del Rio expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $881,665. The overall cost of living runs about 20% above the national average. Set against a $89,032 median income, cost of living beats 43% of towns.
Is Del Rio safe?
Yes, Del Rio is safer than 73% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $245 per resident a year.
Compare Del Rio with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Del Rio. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Del Rio 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.
Del Rio detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Del Rio: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Del Rio: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Del Rio: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Del Rio: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Del Rio 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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