Best PlacesHeritage District, Gilbert, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Heritage District, Gilbert, 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.
Heritage District, Gilbert ranks 982nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Heritage District, Gilbert
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.
Heritage District, Gilbert's strengths and weaknesses
Where Heritage District, Gilbert ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA−, better than 94% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
Where Heritage District, Gilbert ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 35% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 36% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Heritage District, Gilbert
A household needs to earn about $94,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Heritage District, Gilbert home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $97,191, 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 Heritage District, Gilbert's effective rate of 0.39%, 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 Heritage District, Gilbert
Heritage District, Gilbert runs younger 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 Heritage District, Gilbert.
Who works in Heritage District, Gilbert, and how
Work in Heritage District, Gilbert centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Heritage District, Gilbert
Heritage District, Gilbert has more parkland per resident than 94% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Heritage District, Gilbert and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Heritage District, Gilbert, month by month
Heritage District, Gilbert sees roughly 200 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 107 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs November through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 56° | 42° |
| April | 87° | 76° | 58° |
| July | 107° | 98° | 84° |
| October | 89° | 79° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Heritage District, Gilbert
The nearest airport, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 14 miles away.
The best schools in and around Heritage District, Gilbert
Schools across Heritage District, Gilbert average an A−, better than 94% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Neely Traditional AcademyA+ · 82% proficient
- Oak Tree ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mesquite Jr High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Gilbert Classical Academy 7-12A+ · 81% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Heritage District, Gilbert school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Heritage District, Gilbert 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 Heritage District, Gilbert against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Heritage District, Gilbert
Is Heritage District, Gilbert a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Heritage District, Gilbert ranks 982nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cell coverage, low property taxes, and good schools, and lowest on air quality and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Heritage District, Gilbert expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $381,744. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $97,191 median income, cost of living beats 72% of neighborhoods.
Is Heritage District, Gilbert safe?
Yes, Heritage District, Gilbert is safer than 66% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $378 per resident a year.
Compare Heritage District, Gilbert with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Heritage District, Gilbert. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Heritage District, Gilbert 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.
Heritage District, Gilbert detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Heritage District, Gilbert: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Heritage District, Gilbert: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Heritage District, Gilbert: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Heritage District, Gilbert: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Heritage District, Gilbert 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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