Best PlacesLaveen, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Laveen, 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.
Laveen ranks 744th 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 Laveen
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.
Laveen's strengths and weaknesses
Where Laveen ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 96% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 207 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than 88% of cities
Where Laveen ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 3% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of cities
- School gradeD+, better than only 13% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Laveen
A household needs to earn about $106,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Laveen home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $106,837, 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 Laveen's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 Laveen
Laveen runs younger than the country, 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 Laveen.
Who works in Laveen, and how
Work in Laveen centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Laveen
Laveen has more parkland per resident than 92% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of Laveen and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Laveen, month by month
Laveen sees roughly 207 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 110 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs November through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 56° | 44° |
| April | 90° | 76° | 61° |
| July | 110° | 98° | 85° |
| October | 92° | 78° | 65° |
Flying in and out of Laveen
Phoenix Sky Harbor International sits about 10 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 Laveen
Schools across Laveen average a D+, better than 13% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Vista Del Sur AcceleratedA+ · 76% proficient
- Kyrene De Los Lagos SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Estrella Foothills Global AcademyC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kyrene Akimel A-al Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Kings Ridge SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- Western Valley Middle SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- University High SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Heritage Academy LaveenC+ · 35% proficient
- Betty Fairfax High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Laveen school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Laveen 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 Laveen against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Laveen suits
Families
Schools land around the 13th percentile and crime safety beats 65%.
Common questions about living in Laveen
Is Laveen a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Laveen ranks 744th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on a strong job market, cell coverage, and the weather, 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 Laveen expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $419,432. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $106,837 median income, cost of living beats 67% of cities.
Is Laveen safe?
Yes, Laveen is safer than 65% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $284 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Laveen?
July highs average about 110 degrees, and January highs near 69 with lows near 44. That works out to about 207 pleasant days a year, more than 92% of cities.
Is Laveen good for families?
Schools beat 13% of cities, crime safety beats 65%, and childcare runs $1,109 a month.
Compare Laveen with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Laveen. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Laveen 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.
Laveen detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Laveen: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Laveen: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Laveen: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Laveen: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Laveen 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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