Best PlacesGoodyear, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Goodyear, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Goodyear ranks 736th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Goodyear
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.
Goodyear's strengths and weaknesses
Where Goodyear ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 151 pleasant days a year, better than 83% of cities
Where Goodyear ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 3% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 14% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 18% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Goodyear
A household needs to earn about $119,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Goodyear home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $108,041; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Goodyear's effective rate of 0.51%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Goodyear
Goodyear's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Goodyear.
Who works in Goodyear, and how
Work in Goodyear centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Goodyear
Goodyear has more restaurants and bars per resident than 65% of cities and more parkland per resident than 86% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Goodyear and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Goodyear, month by month
Goodyear sees roughly 151 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 108 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs November through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 56° | 43° |
| April | 87° | 77° | 60° |
| July | 108° | 99° | 85° |
| October | 89° | 79° | 63° |
Flying in and out of Goodyear
Phoenix Sky Harbor International sits about 23 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 Goodyear
Schools across Goodyear average a C+, better than 33% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Mobile Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- The Odyssey Preparatory Academy GoodyearB+ · 52% proficient
- Wildflower Accelerated AcademyB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Western Sky Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Avondale Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Basis GoodyearA · 75% proficient
- University High SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Great Hearts Academies - Trivium PrepB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Goodyear school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Goodyear 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 Goodyear against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Goodyear suits
Families
Schools land around the 33rd percentile and crime safety beats 81%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 71% of cities and 23% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Goodyear
Is Goodyear a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Goodyear ranks 736th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on a strong job market, low disaster risk, and cell coverage, and lowest on tree cover and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Goodyear expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $475,982. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $108,041 median income, cost of living beats 71% of cities.
Is Goodyear safe?
Yes, Goodyear is safer than 81% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $246 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Goodyear?
July highs average about 108 degrees, and January highs near 66 with lows near 43. That works out to about 151 pleasant days a year, more than 83% of cities.
Is Goodyear good for families?
Schools beat 33% of cities, crime safety beats 81%, and childcare runs $1,109 a month.
Compare Goodyear with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Goodyear. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Goodyear 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.
Goodyear detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Goodyear: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Goodyear: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Goodyear: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Goodyear: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Goodyear 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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