Best PlacesScotsdale, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Scotsdale, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Scotsdale ranks 9,775th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Scotsdale
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.
Scotsdale's strengths and weaknesses
Where Scotsdale ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
- Household income$118,840 median, better than 93% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 82% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 78% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 77% of towns
Where Scotsdale ranks low
- Short commute35.6 minutes each way, better than only 12% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 21% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 70 pleasant days a year, better than only 25% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 28% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 30% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Scotsdale
A household needs to earn about $80,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Scotsdale home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $118,840, 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 Scotsdale's effective rate of 0.84%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Scotsdale
Scotsdale's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Scotsdale.
Who works in Scotsdale, and how
Work in Scotsdale centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Scotsdale
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Scotsdale.
What the weather is like in Scotsdale, month by month
Scotsdale sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 24° |
| April | 70° | 57° | 45° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Scotsdale
St Louis Lambert International sits about 27 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 7.5 million passengers in 2025, with 114 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Scotsdale
Schools across Scotsdale average a B−, better than 58% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Geggie Elem.A− · 56% proficient
- Cedar Springs Elem.B · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lasalle Springs MiddleB+ · 52% proficient
- Northwest Valley Sch.C+ · 37% proficient
- Hillsboro Jr. HighC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Eureka Sr. HighB · 50% proficient
- Northwest HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Hillsboro HighD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Scotsdale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Scotsdale 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 Scotsdale against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Scotsdale
Is Scotsdale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Scotsdale ranks 9,775th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and health care access, and lowest on long commutes and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Scotsdale expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $303,265. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $118,840 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Scotsdale safe?
Yes, Scotsdale is safer than 63% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $308 per resident a year.
Compare Scotsdale with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Scotsdale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Scotsdale 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.
Scotsdale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Scotsdale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Scotsdale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Scotsdale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Scotsdale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Scotsdale 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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