Best PlacesNaco, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Naco, 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.
Naco ranks 44,070th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Naco
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.
Naco's strengths and weaknesses
Where Naco ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 152 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of towns
- TransitBetter than 89% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of towns
- BikingBetter than 85% of towns
Where Naco ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$37,135 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 5% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Naco
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Naco home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $37,135, 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 Naco's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Naco
Naco runs older 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 Naco.
Who works in Naco, and how
Work in Naco centers on education and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Naco
Naco has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Naco and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Naco, month by month
Naco sees roughly 152 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 44° | 26° |
| April | 82° | 63° | 41° |
| July | 97° | 81° | 66° |
| October | 85° | 66° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Naco
The nearest airport, Tucson International, is about 79 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 188 miles away.
The best schools in and around Naco
Schools across Naco average a D−, better than 2% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Palominas Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Naco Elementary SchoolF · 6% 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 Naco school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Naco 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 Naco against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Naco
Is Naco a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Naco ranks 44,070th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, transit, and low disaster risk, and lowest on the schools and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Naco expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $106,275. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $37,135 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Naco safe?
Naco is safer than 16% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $504 per resident a year.
Compare Naco with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Naco. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Naco 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.
Naco detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Naco: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Naco: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Naco: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Naco: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Naco 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.