Best PlacesFlowing Wells, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Flowing Wells, 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.
Flowing Wells ranks 2,035th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Flowing Wells
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.
Flowing Wells' strengths and weaknesses
Where Flowing Wells ranks high
- BikingBetter than 98% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 186 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of cities
- TransitBetter than 87% of cities
Where Flowing Wells ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 1% of cities
- Household income$43,639 median, better than only 1% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 1% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Flowing Wells
A household needs to earn about $24,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Flowing Wells home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $43,639, 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 Flowing Wells' effective rate of 0.71%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Flowing Wells
Flowing Wells's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Flowing Wells.
Who works in Flowing Wells, and how
Work in Flowing Wells centers on retail trade and admin & support services. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Flowing Wells
Flowing Wells has more parkland per resident than 89% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of Flowing Wells and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Flowing Wells, month by month
Flowing Wells sees roughly 186 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 102 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° | 70° | 54° |
| July | 102° | 89° | 77° |
| October | 89° | 74° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Flowing Wells
The nearest airport, Tucson International, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 99 miles away.
The best schools in and around Flowing Wells
Schools across Flowing Wells average a D, better than 6% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Robert Richardson Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- J Robert Hendricks Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Lulu Walker SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Flowing Wells Junior High SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
- La Cima Middle SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- University High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Flowing Wells High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Amphitheater High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Flowing Wells school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Flowing Wells 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 Flowing Wells against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Flowing Wells suits
Common questions about living in Flowing Wells
Is Flowing Wells a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Flowing Wells ranks 2,035th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on biking, cell coverage, and low disaster risk, and lowest on tree cover and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Flowing Wells expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $93,007. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $43,639 median income, cost of living beats 0% of cities.
Is Flowing Wells safe?
Flowing Wells is safer than 5% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $607 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Flowing Wells?
July highs average about 102 degrees, and January highs near 66 with lows near 41. That works out to about 186 pleasant days a year, more than 90% of cities.
Is Flowing Wells good for families?
Schools beat 6% of cities, crime safety beats 5%, and childcare runs $989 a month.
Compare Flowing Wells with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Flowing Wells. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Flowing Wells 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.
Flowing Wells detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Flowing Wells: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Flowing Wells: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Flowing Wells: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Flowing Wells: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Flowing Wells 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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