Best PlacesMaryvale, Phoenix, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Maryvale, Phoenix, 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.
Maryvale, Phoenix ranks 4,253rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It does not top any single list, but it lands above the national middle on low disaster risk and low property taxes. The weaker spots are education levels, tree cover, and thin health care access.
The best neighborhoods in Maryvale, Phoenix
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.
Maryvale, Phoenix's strengths and weaknesses
Maryvale, Phoenix lands in the middle because its strengths and weaknesses roughly balance. Low disaster risk, low property taxes, and cell coverage carry most of that.
The one real hole is education levels, near the bottom of the country. Tree cover and thin health care access also cost it ground. The detail is below, and the map is where it turns into a choice of neighborhood rather than just a place.
Where Maryvale, Phoenix ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 183 pleasant days a year, better than 85% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
Where Maryvale, Phoenix ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Maryvale, Phoenix
A household needs to earn about $75,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Maryvale, Phoenix home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $71,673; 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 Maryvale, Phoenix's effective rate of 0.46%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Maryvale, Phoenix
Maryvale, Phoenix 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 Maryvale, Phoenix.
Who works in Maryvale, Phoenix, and how
Work in Maryvale, Phoenix centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Maryvale, Phoenix
Maryvale, Phoenix has more parkland per resident than 71% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Maryvale, Phoenix and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Maryvale, Phoenix, month by month
Maryvale, Phoenix sees roughly 183 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° | 57° | 43° |
| April | 87° | 77° | 60° |
| July | 108° | 99° | 87° |
| October | 89° | 79° | 63° |
Flying in and out of Maryvale, Phoenix
Phoenix Sky Harbor International sits about 12 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 Maryvale, Phoenix
Schools across Maryvale, Phoenix average a D, better than 16% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Peoria Traditional SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Stetson Hills SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Legend Springs ElementaryA · 66% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hillcrest Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Desert Sky Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Wigwam Creek Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- University High SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Mountain Ridge High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Millennium High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Maryvale, Phoenix school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Maryvale, Phoenix 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 Maryvale, Phoenix against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Maryvale, Phoenix suits
Common questions about living in Maryvale, Phoenix
Is Maryvale, Phoenix a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Maryvale, Phoenix ranks 4,253rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, low property taxes, and cell coverage, and lowest on education levels and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Maryvale, Phoenix expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $302,268. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $71,673 median income, cost of living beats 39% of neighborhoods.
Is Maryvale, Phoenix safe?
Maryvale, Phoenix is safer than 52% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $488 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Maryvale, Phoenix?
July highs average about 108 degrees, and January highs near 66 with lows near 43. That works out to about 183 pleasant days a year, more than 85% of neighborhoods.
Is Maryvale, Phoenix good for families?
Schools beat 16% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 52%, and childcare runs $1,109 a month.
Is Maryvale, Phoenix good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 39% of neighborhoods, though advertised internet speeds beat only 32% of neighborhoods. About 10% of workers already work from home.
Compare Maryvale, Phoenix with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Maryvale, Phoenix. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Maryvale, Phoenix 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.
Maryvale, Phoenix detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Maryvale, Phoenix: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Maryvale, Phoenix: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Maryvale, Phoenix: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Maryvale, Phoenix: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Maryvale, Phoenix 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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