Best PlacesRoosevelt, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Roosevelt, 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.
Roosevelt ranks 42,650th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Roosevelt
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.
Roosevelt's strengths and weaknesses
Where Roosevelt ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 198 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 82% of towns
- QuietBetter than 80% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 76% of towns
Where Roosevelt ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 5% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Roosevelt
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Roosevelt home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,247, 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 Roosevelt's effective rate of 0.45%, 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 Roosevelt
Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt.
Who works in Roosevelt, and how
Work in Roosevelt centers on arts & entertainment and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Roosevelt
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Roosevelt.
What the weather is like in Roosevelt, month by month
Roosevelt sees roughly 198 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 107 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 55° | 44° |
| April | 88° | 74° | 60° |
| July | 107° | 96° | 84° |
| October | 90° | 77° | 65° |
Flying in and out of Roosevelt
The nearest airport, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 59 miles away.
The best schools in and around Roosevelt
Schools across Roosevelt average a D−, better than 5% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Las Sendas Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Zaharis ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
- Tonto Basin ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Franklin Junior High SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Fountain Hills Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Smith Junior High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Fountain Hills High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- East Valley AcademyD+ · 25% proficient
- Miami Junior Senior High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Roosevelt school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Roosevelt
Is Roosevelt a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Roosevelt ranks 42,650th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, a stable housing market, and low property taxes, and lowest on air quality and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Roosevelt expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $184,995. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $52,247 median income, cost of living beats 10% of towns.
Is Roosevelt safe?
Roosevelt is safer than 23% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $474 per resident a year.
Compare Roosevelt with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Roosevelt. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Roosevelt 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.
Roosevelt detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Roosevelt: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Roosevelt: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Roosevelt: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Roosevelt: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Roosevelt 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.