Best PlacesElfrida, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Elfrida, 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.
Elfrida ranks 42,826th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Elfrida
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.
Elfrida's strengths and weaknesses
Where Elfrida ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 93% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 151 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of towns
- QuietBetter than 87% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 76% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 69% of towns
Where Elfrida ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$40,573 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Elfrida
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Elfrida home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $40,573, 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 Elfrida's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 Elfrida
Elfrida 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 Elfrida.
Who works in Elfrida, and how
Work in Elfrida centers on other services and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in Elfrida
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Elfrida.
What the weather is like in Elfrida, month by month
Elfrida sees roughly 151 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 44° | 26° |
| April | 82° | 63° | 41° |
| July | 97° | 81° | 66° |
| October | 85° | 66° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Elfrida
The nearest airport, Tucson International, is about 78 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 180 miles away.
The best schools in and around Elfrida
Schools across Elfrida average a C−, better than 16% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pearce Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Elfrida Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Ash Creek ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lowell SchoolF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Bisbee High SchoolF · 11% proficient
- Valley Union High SchoolF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Elfrida school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Elfrida 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 Elfrida against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Elfrida
Is Elfrida a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Elfrida ranks 42,826th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, the weather, and quiet, and lowest on air quality and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Elfrida expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $191,387. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $40,573 median income, cost of living beats 6% of towns.
Is Elfrida safe?
Elfrida is safer than 45% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $333 per resident a year.
Compare Elfrida with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Elfrida. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Elfrida 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.
Elfrida detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Elfrida: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Elfrida: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Elfrida: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Elfrida: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Elfrida 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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