Best PlacesSundance, Buckeye, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sundance, Buckeye, 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.
Sundance, Buckeye ranks 2,710th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sundance, Buckeye
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.
Sundance, Buckeye's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sundance, Buckeye ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
Where Sundance, Buckeye ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Short commute33.8 minutes each way, better than only 8% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Sundance, Buckeye
A household needs to earn about $97,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sundance, Buckeye home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $107,392, 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 Sundance, Buckeye's effective rate of 0.49%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Sundance, Buckeye
Sundance, Buckeye 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 Sundance, Buckeye.
Who works in Sundance, Buckeye, and how
Work in Sundance, Buckeye centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Sundance, Buckeye
Sundance, Buckeye has more parkland per resident than 84% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Sundance, Buckeye and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Sundance, Buckeye, month by month
Sundance, Buckeye sees roughly 141 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 108 degrees. January highs sit near 65, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65° | 52° | 40° |
| April | 87° | 71° | 55° |
| July | 108° | 94° | 81° |
| October | 89° | 74° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Sundance, Buckeye
Phoenix Sky Harbor International sits about 31 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 Sundance, Buckeye
Schools across Sundance, Buckeye average a D, better than 17% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Liberty Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Westpark Elementary SchoolC− · 26% proficient
- Freedom Elementary SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Estrella Foothills High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Youngker High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sundance, Buckeye school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sundance, Buckeye 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 Sundance, Buckeye against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Sundance, Buckeye
Is Sundance, Buckeye a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sundance, Buckeye ranks 2,710th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low property taxes, low disaster risk, and low crime, and lowest on tree cover and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sundance, Buckeye expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $389,188. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $107,392 median income, cost of living beats 80% of neighborhoods.
Is Sundance, Buckeye safe?
Yes, Sundance, Buckeye is safer than 86% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $275 per resident a year.
Compare Sundance, Buckeye with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sundance, Buckeye. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sundance, Buckeye 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.
Sundance, Buckeye detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sundance, Buckeye: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sundance, Buckeye: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sundance, Buckeye: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sundance, Buckeye: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sundance, Buckeye 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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