Best PlacesMeyer Park, Tempe, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Meyer Park, Tempe, 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.
Meyer Park, Tempe ranks 1,277th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Meyer Park, Tempe
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.
Meyer Park, Tempe's strengths and weaknesses
Where Meyer Park, Tempe ranks high
- BikingBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
Where Meyer Park, Tempe ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Short commute29.4 minutes each way, better than only 21% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Meyer Park, Tempe
A household needs to earn about $100,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Meyer Park, Tempe home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $109,764, 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 Meyer Park, Tempe's effective rate of 0.41%, 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 Meyer Park, Tempe
Meyer Park, Tempe 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 Meyer Park, Tempe.
Who works in Meyer Park, Tempe, and how
Work in Meyer Park, Tempe centers on education and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Meyer Park, Tempe
Meyer Park, Tempe has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Meyer Park, Tempe and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Meyer Park, Tempe, month by month
Meyer Park, Tempe sees roughly 206 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 Meyer Park, Tempe
Phoenix Sky Harbor International sits about 6 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 Meyer Park, Tempe
Schools across Meyer Park, Tempe average a C, better than 46% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Franklin At Brimhall ElementaryA+ · 83% proficient
- Ward Traditional AcademyA− · 60% proficient
- Meyer MontessoriD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Franklin Junior High SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Mckemy Academy Of International StudiesC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- East Valley AcademyD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Meyer Park, Tempe school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Meyer Park, Tempe 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 Meyer Park, Tempe against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Meyer Park, Tempe
Is Meyer Park, Tempe a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Meyer Park, Tempe ranks 1,277th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on biking, low property taxes, and low disaster risk, and lowest on summer heat and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Meyer Park, Tempe expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $402,827. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $109,764 median income, cost of living beats 82% of neighborhoods.
Is Meyer Park, Tempe safe?
Meyer Park, Tempe is safer than 24% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $663 per resident a year.
Compare Meyer Park, Tempe with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Meyer Park, Tempe. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Meyer Park, Tempe 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.
Meyer Park, Tempe detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Meyer Park, Tempe: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Meyer Park, Tempe: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Meyer Park, Tempe: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Meyer Park, Tempe: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Meyer Park, Tempe 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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