Best PlacesMiracle Valley, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Miracle Valley, 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.
Miracle Valley ranks 10,417th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Miracle Valley
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.
Miracle Valley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Miracle Valley ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 172 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 91% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 85% of towns
- Short commute21.8 minutes each way, better than 81% of towns
Where Miracle Valley ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Miracle Valley
A household needs to earn about $84,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Miracle Valley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $74,260, 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 Miracle Valley's effective rate of 0.71%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Miracle Valley
Miracle Valley runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Miracle Valley.
Who works in Miracle Valley, and how
Work in Miracle Valley centers on public administration and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Miracle Valley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Miracle Valley.
What the weather is like in Miracle Valley, month by month
Miracle Valley sees roughly 172 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 47° | 33° |
| April | 80° | 64° | 48° |
| July | 93° | 80° | 68° |
| October | 83° | 67° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Miracle Valley
The nearest airport, Tucson International, is about 67 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 177 miles away.
The best schools in and around Miracle Valley
Schools across Miracle Valley average a C, better than 32% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Palominas Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Buena High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Bisbee High SchoolF · 11% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Miracle Valley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Miracle Valley 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 Miracle Valley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Miracle Valley
Is Miracle Valley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Miracle Valley ranks 10,417th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, the weather, and an educated workforce, and lowest on tree cover and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Miracle Valley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $326,068. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $74,260 median income, cost of living beats 43% of towns.
Is Miracle Valley safe?
Yes, Miracle Valley is safer than 100% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $124 per resident a year.
Compare Miracle Valley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Miracle Valley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Miracle Valley 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.
Miracle Valley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Miracle Valley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Miracle Valley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Miracle Valley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Miracle Valley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Miracle Valley 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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