Best PlacesFortuna Foothills, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fortuna Foothills, 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.
Fortuna Foothills ranks 1,798th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 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.
Fortuna Foothills' strengths and weaknesses
Where Fortuna Foothills ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 213 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of cities
- Cheap childcare$800 a month, better than 81% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than 81% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 74% of cities
Where Fortuna Foothills ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 1% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 1% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of cities
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Fortuna Foothills
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fortuna Foothills home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,649, 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 Fortuna Foothills' effective rate of 0.62%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fortuna 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 Fortuna Foothills.
Who works in Fortuna Foothills, and how
Work in Fortuna Foothills centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Fortuna Foothills
Fortuna Foothills has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of Fortuna Foothills and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Fortuna Foothills, month by month
Fortuna Foothills sees roughly 213 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 Fortuna Foothills
The nearest airport, Yuma MCAS/Yuma International, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 150 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fortuna Foothills
Schools across Fortuna Foothills average a D+, better than 8% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Dorothy Hall ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- 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
- Antelope Union High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fortuna Foothills school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
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 Fortuna Foothills against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Fortuna Foothills suits
Families
Schools land around the 8th percentile and crime safety beats 57%.
Retirees
The weather beats 92% of cities and health care access beats 63%.
Common questions about living in Fortuna Foothills
Is Fortuna Foothills a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fortuna Foothills ranks 1,798th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on the weather, low property taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on empty homes and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fortuna Foothills expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $219,750. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $66,649 median income, cost of living beats 18% of cities.
Is Fortuna Foothills safe?
Yes, Fortuna Foothills is safer than 57% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $321 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Fortuna Foothills?
July highs average about 109 degrees, and January highs near 71 with lows near 45. That works out to about 213 pleasant days a year, more than 92% of cities.
Is Fortuna Foothills good for families?
Schools beat 8% of cities, crime safety beats 57%, and childcare runs $800 a month.
Compare Fortuna Foothills with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fortuna Foothills. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 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.
Fortuna Foothills detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fortuna Foothills: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fortuna Foothills: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fortuna Foothills: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fortuna Foothills: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
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.
Your priorities
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