Best PlacesSan Luis, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around San Luis, 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.
San Luis ranks 2,038th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in San Luis
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.
San Luis' strengths and weaknesses
Where San Luis ranks high
- QuietBetter than 94% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 212 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of cities
- Cheap childcare$800 a month, better than 81% of cities
Where San Luis ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 1% of cities
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of cities
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in San Luis
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median San Luis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,803, 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 San Luis' effective rate of 0.59%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in San Luis
San Luis runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for San Luis.
Who works in San Luis, and how
Work in San Luis centers on agriculture & forestry and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in San Luis
San Luis has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of cities and more parkland per resident than 91% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of San Luis and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in San Luis, month by month
San Luis sees roughly 212 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 109 degrees. January highs sit near 71, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71° | 58° | 45° |
| April | 90° | 74° | 59° |
| July | 109° | 96° | 83° |
| October | 93° | 78° | 65° |
Flying in and out of San Luis
The nearest airport, Yuma MCAS/Yuma International, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Diego International, about 143 miles away.
The best schools in and around San Luis
Schools across San Luis average a D, better than 5% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Desert View ElementaryC− · 27% proficient
- Orange Grove Elementary SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Southwest Jr. High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Somerton Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
- San Luis Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Kofa High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
- Ppep Tec - Cesar Chavez Learning CenterF · 10% proficient
- San Luis High SchoolF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every San Luis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
San Luis 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 San Luis against the other 2,097 cities.
Who San Luis suits
Common questions about living in San Luis
Is San Luis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, San Luis ranks 2,038th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on quiet, the weather, and few empty homes, and lowest on tree cover and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is San Luis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $233,284. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $70,803 median income, cost of living beats 16% of cities.
Is San Luis safe?
San Luis is safer than 14% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $488 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in San Luis?
July highs average about 109 degrees, and January highs near 71 with lows near 45. That works out to about 212 pleasant days a year, more than 92% of cities.
Is San Luis good for families?
Schools beat 5% of cities, crime safety beats 14%, and childcare runs $800 a month.
Compare San Luis with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to San Luis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in San Luis 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.
San Luis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for San Luis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in San Luis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of San Luis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in San Luis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
San Luis 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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