Best PlacesPalo Verde, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Palo Verde, 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.
Palo Verde ranks 50,136th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Palo Verde
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.
Palo Verde's strengths and weaknesses
Where Palo Verde ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 187 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- TransitBetter than 88% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 67% of towns
- BikingBetter than 62% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 56% of towns
Where Palo Verde ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
Who lives in Palo Verde
Palo Verde 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 Palo Verde.
Who works in Palo Verde, and how
Work in Palo Verde centers on information and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 18%
Life in Palo Verde
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Palo Verde.
What the weather is like in Palo Verde, month by month
Palo Verde sees roughly 187 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 112 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 55° | 41° |
| April | 91° | 75° | 57° |
| July | 112° | 98° | 82° |
| October | 93° | 76° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Palo Verde
The nearest airport, Yuma MCAS/Yuma International, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Diego International, about 149 miles away.
The best schools in and around Palo Verde
Schools across Palo Verde average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Magnolia Union ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
- Pine ElementaryD · 20% proficient
- Saul Martinez ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Toro Canyon MiddleD− · 19% proficient
- Bill E. Young Jr. MiddleD− · 16% proficient
- Holtville MiddleF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Desert Mirage HighC · 33% proficient
- Brawley Union HighC · 31% proficient
- Holtville HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Palo Verde school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Palo Verde 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 Palo Verde against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Palo Verde
Is Palo Verde a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Palo Verde ranks 50,136th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, transit, and a strong job market, and lowest on crime and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Palo Verde safe?
Palo Verde is safer than 0% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,966 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Palo Verde?
July highs average about 112 degrees, and January highs near 69 with lows near 41. That works out to about 187 pleasant days a year, more than 99% of towns.
Compare Palo Verde with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Palo Verde. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Palo Verde 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.
Palo Verde detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Palo Verde: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Palo Verde: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Palo Verde: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Palo Verde: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Palo Verde 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.
- 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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