Best PlacesLitchfield Park, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Litchfield Park, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Litchfield Park ranks 458th 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 Litchfield Park
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.
Litchfield Park's strengths and weaknesses
Where Litchfield Park ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than 95% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 84% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 148 pleasant days a year, better than 82% of cities
Where Litchfield Park ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 12% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 28% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Litchfield Park
A household needs to earn about $129,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Litchfield Park home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $127,920; 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 Litchfield Park's effective rate of 0.43%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Litchfield Park
Litchfield Park 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 Litchfield Park.
Who works in Litchfield Park, and how
Work in Litchfield Park 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 77%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Litchfield Park
Litchfield Park has more parkland per resident than 84% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of Litchfield Park and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Litchfield Park, month by month
Litchfield Park sees roughly 148 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 109 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 53° | 40° |
| April | 88° | 73° | 56° |
| July | 109° | 96° | 83° |
| October | 91° | 76° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Litchfield Park
Phoenix Sky Harbor International sits about 21 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 Litchfield Park
Schools across Litchfield Park average a C+, better than 40% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Verrado Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Belen Soto Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Mabel Padgett Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Verrado Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Sonoran Heights Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Western Sky Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- University High SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Millennium High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - EstrellaB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Litchfield Park school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Litchfield Park 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 Litchfield Park against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Litchfield Park suits
Families
Schools land around the 40th percentile and crime safety beats 77%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 84% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 21% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Litchfield Park
Is Litchfield Park a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Litchfield Park ranks 458th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on a strong job market, low property taxes, and low disaster risk, 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 Litchfield Park expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $521,603. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $127,920 median income, cost of living beats 84% of cities.
Is Litchfield Park safe?
Yes, Litchfield Park is safer than 77% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $249 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Litchfield Park?
July highs average about 109 degrees, and January highs near 67 with lows near 40. That works out to about 148 pleasant days a year, more than 82% of cities.
Is Litchfield Park good for families?
Schools beat 40% of cities, crime safety beats 77%, and childcare runs $1,109 a month.
Compare Litchfield Park with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Litchfield Park. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Litchfield Park 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.
Litchfield Park detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Litchfield Park: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Litchfield Park: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Litchfield Park: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Litchfield Park: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Litchfield Park 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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