Best PlacesFoothills, Fortuna Foothills, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Foothills, Fortuna Foothills, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Foothills, Fortuna Foothills ranks 4,843rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Tree cover pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on affordable childcare.
The best neighborhoods in Foothills, Fortuna Foothills
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.
Foothills, Fortuna Foothills' strengths and weaknesses
Where Foothills, Fortuna Foothills ranks high
- Cheap childcare$800 a month, better than 89% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 212 pleasant days a year, better than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where Foothills, Fortuna Foothills ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Foothills, Fortuna Foothills
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Foothills, Fortuna Foothills home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,146, 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 Foothills, Fortuna Foothills' effective rate of 0.59%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Foothills, Fortuna Foothills
Foothills, Fortuna Foothills 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 Foothills, Fortuna Foothills.
Who works in Foothills, Fortuna Foothills, and how
Work in Foothills, Fortuna Foothills centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Foothills, Fortuna Foothills
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Foothills, Fortuna Foothills.
What the weather is like in Foothills, Fortuna Foothills, month by month
Foothills, Fortuna Foothills sees roughly 212 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 109 degrees. January highs sit near 71, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71° | 58° | 45° |
| April | 90° | 74° | 59° |
| July | 109° | 96° | 83° |
| October | 93° | 78° | 65° |
Flying in and out of Foothills, Fortuna Foothills
The nearest airport, Yuma MCAS/Yuma International, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 149 miles away.
The best schools in and around Foothills, Fortuna Foothills
Schools across Foothills, Fortuna Foothills average a D+, better than 18% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Sunrise Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Wellton Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ron Watson Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Gila Ridge High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Foothills, Fortuna Foothills school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Foothills, Fortuna Foothills 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 Foothills, Fortuna Foothills against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Foothills, Fortuna Foothills
Is Foothills, Fortuna Foothills a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Foothills, Fortuna Foothills ranks 4,843rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, the weather, and low property taxes, and lowest on tree cover and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Foothills, Fortuna Foothills expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $189,538. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $56,146 median income, cost of living beats 27% of neighborhoods.
Is Foothills, Fortuna Foothills safe?
Yes, Foothills, Fortuna Foothills is safer than 78% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $350 per resident a year.
Compare Foothills, Fortuna Foothills with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Foothills, Fortuna Foothills. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Foothills, Fortuna Foothills 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.
Foothills, Fortuna Foothills detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Foothills, Fortuna Foothills: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Foothills, Fortuna Foothills: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Foothills, Fortuna Foothills: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Foothills, Fortuna Foothills: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Foothills, Fortuna Foothills 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.
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