Best PlacesMaricopa Colony, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Maricopa Colony, 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.
Maricopa Colony ranks 42,316th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Maricopa Colony
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.
Maricopa Colony's strengths and weaknesses
Where Maricopa Colony ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 205 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- Short commute17.1 minutes each way, better than 95% of towns
- TransitBetter than 94% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of towns
Where Maricopa Colony ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Maricopa Colony
A household needs to earn about $93,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Maricopa Colony home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $51,938, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Maricopa Colony's effective rate of 0.44%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Maricopa Colony
Maricopa Colony 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 Maricopa Colony.
Who works in Maricopa Colony, and how
Work in Maricopa Colony centers on arts & entertainment and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Maricopa Colony
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Maricopa Colony.
What the weather is like in Maricopa Colony, month by month
Maricopa Colony sees roughly 205 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 Maricopa Colony
Phoenix Sky Harbor International sits about 14 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 Maricopa Colony
Schools across Maricopa Colony average a C, better than 30% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Dos Rios ElementaryD · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- University High SchoolA · 70% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Maricopa Colony school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Maricopa Colony 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 Maricopa Colony against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Maricopa Colony
Is Maricopa Colony a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Maricopa Colony ranks 42,316th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, short commutes, and transit, and lowest on thin health care access and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Maricopa Colony expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $375,300. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $51,938 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Maricopa Colony safe?
Maricopa Colony is safer than 21% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $449 per resident a year.
Compare Maricopa Colony with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Maricopa Colony. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Maricopa Colony 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.
Maricopa Colony detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Maricopa Colony: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Maricopa Colony: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Maricopa Colony: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Maricopa Colony: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Maricopa Colony 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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