Best PlacesDesert View, Phoenix, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Desert View, Phoenix, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Desert View, Phoenix ranks 353rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Desert View, 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.
Desert View, Phoenix's strengths and weaknesses
Where Desert View, Phoenix ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
Where Desert View, Phoenix ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Desert View, Phoenix
A household needs to earn about $178,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Desert View, Phoenix home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $148,767, 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 Desert View, Phoenix'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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Desert View, Phoenix
Desert View, Phoenix runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Desert View, Phoenix.
Who works in Desert View, Phoenix, and how
Work in Desert View, 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 66%
- Work from home 32%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Desert View, Phoenix
Desert View, Phoenix has more parkland per resident than 78% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Desert View, Phoenix and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Desert View, Phoenix, month by month
Desert View, Phoenix sees roughly 196 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 107 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| April | 86° | 72° | 55° |
| July | 107° | 95° | 81° |
| October | 89° | 75° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Desert View, Phoenix
Phoenix Sky Harbor International sits about 20 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 Desert View, Phoenix
Schools across Desert View, Phoenix average a B+, better than 85% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Fireside Elementary SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Horseshoe Trails Elementary SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Desert Trails Elementary SchoolA+ · 76% proficient
Top middle schools
- Explorer Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Sonoran Trails Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Desert Shadows Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Pinnacle High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Cactus Shadows High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Boulder Creek High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Desert View, Phoenix school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Desert View, 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 Desert View, Phoenix against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Desert View, Phoenix suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 94% of neighborhoods and 32% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 87% of neighborhoods, health care access beats 93%, and it is quieter than 80%.
Common questions about living in Desert View, Phoenix
Is Desert View, Phoenix a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Desert View, Phoenix ranks 353rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low property taxes, low crime, and civic engagement, and lowest on air quality and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Desert View, Phoenix expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $721,924. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $148,767 median income, cost of living beats 94% of neighborhoods.
Is Desert View, Phoenix safe?
Yes, Desert View, Phoenix is safer than 96% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $218 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Desert View, Phoenix?
July highs average about 107 degrees, and January highs near 66 with lows near 41. That works out to about 196 pleasant days a year, more than 87% of neighborhoods.
Is Desert View, Phoenix good for families?
Schools beat 85% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 96%, and childcare runs $1,109 a month.
Compare Desert View, Phoenix with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Desert View, Phoenix. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Desert View, 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.
Desert View, Phoenix detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Desert View, Phoenix: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Desert View, Phoenix: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Desert View, Phoenix: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Desert View, Phoenix: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Desert View, 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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