Best PlacesQuartzsite, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Quartzsite, 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.
Quartzsite ranks 47,652nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Quartzsite
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.
Quartzsite's strengths and weaknesses
Where Quartzsite ranks high
- Short commute5.8 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 184 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 85% of towns
- BikingBetter than 84% of towns
Where Quartzsite ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$37,637 median, better than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Quartzsite
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Quartzsite home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $37,637, 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 Quartzsite's effective rate of 0.44%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Quartzsite
Quartzsite 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 Quartzsite.
Who works in Quartzsite, and how
Work in Quartzsite centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 49%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 26%
Life in Quartzsite
Quartzsite has more restaurants and bars per resident than 94% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Quartzsite and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Quartzsite, month by month
Quartzsite sees roughly 184 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 Quartzsite
The nearest airport, Yuma MCAS/Yuma International, is about 73 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 128 miles away.
The best schools in and around Quartzsite
Schools across Quartzsite average a D+, better than 16% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ehrenberg Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Wellton Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Bouse Elementary SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Salome High SchoolF · 10% proficient
- Parker High SchoolF · 8% proficient
- Antelope Union High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Quartzsite school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Quartzsite 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 Quartzsite against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Quartzsite
Is Quartzsite a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Quartzsite ranks 47,652nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, the weather, and cell coverage, and lowest on summer heat and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Quartzsite expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $213,918. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $37,637 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Quartzsite safe?
Quartzsite is safer than 1% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,312 per resident a year.
Compare Quartzsite with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Quartzsite. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Quartzsite 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.
Quartzsite detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Quartzsite: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Quartzsite: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Quartzsite: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Quartzsite: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Quartzsite 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.