Best PlacesSierra Montana, Surprise, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sierra Montana, Surprise, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Sierra Montana, Surprise ranks 772nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and transit ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sierra Montana, Surprise
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.
Sierra Montana, Surprise's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sierra Montana, Surprise ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
Where Sierra Montana, Surprise ranks low
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Short commute35.0 minutes each way, better than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Sierra Montana, Surprise
A household needs to earn about $117,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sierra Montana, Surprise home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $108,247; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Sierra Montana, Surprise's effective rate of 0.46%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Sierra Montana, Surprise
Sierra Montana, Surprise 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 Sierra Montana, Surprise.
Who works in Sierra Montana, Surprise, and how
Work in Sierra Montana, Surprise centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Sierra Montana, Surprise
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sierra Montana, Surprise.
What the weather is like in Sierra Montana, Surprise, month by month
Sierra Montana, Surprise sees roughly 137 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 109 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 53° | 40° |
| April | 88° | 73° | 56° |
| July | 109° | 96° | 83° |
| October | 91° | 76° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Sierra Montana, Surprise
Phoenix Sky Harbor International sits about 28 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 25.2 million passengers in 2025, with 177 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Sierra Montana, Surprise
Schools across Sierra Montana, Surprise average a B−, better than 59% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Sunset Hills ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
- Western Peaks ElementaryB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Shadow Ridge High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sierra Montana, Surprise school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sierra Montana, Surprise 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 Sierra Montana, Surprise against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Sierra Montana, Surprise
Is Sierra Montana, Surprise a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sierra Montana, Surprise ranks 772nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, a strong job market, and low disaster risk, and lowest on transit and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sierra Montana, Surprise expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $469,390. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $108,247 median income, cost of living beats 80% of neighborhoods.
Is Sierra Montana, Surprise safe?
Yes, Sierra Montana, Surprise is safer than 100% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $118 per resident a year.
Compare Sierra Montana, Surprise with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sierra Montana, Surprise. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sierra Montana, Surprise 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.
Sierra Montana, Surprise detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sierra Montana, Surprise: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sierra Montana, Surprise: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sierra Montana, Surprise: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sierra Montana, Surprise: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sierra Montana, Surprise 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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