Best PlacesSurprise Farms, Surprise, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Surprise Farms, 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.
Surprise Farms, Surprise ranks 808th 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 Surprise Farms, 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.
Surprise Farms, Surprise's strengths and weaknesses
Where Surprise Farms, Surprise ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Surprise Farms, Surprise ranks low
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Surprise Farms, Surprise
A household needs to earn about $107,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Surprise Farms, Surprise home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $116,180, 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 Surprise Farms, Surprise's effective rate of 0.38%, 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 Surprise Farms, Surprise
Surprise Farms, 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 Surprise Farms, Surprise.
Who works in Surprise Farms, Surprise, and how
Work in Surprise Farms, Surprise 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 84%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Surprise Farms, Surprise
Surprise Farms, Surprise has more parkland per resident than 84% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Surprise Farms, Surprise and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Surprise Farms, Surprise, month by month
Surprise Farms, 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 Surprise Farms, 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 Surprise Farms, Surprise
Schools across Surprise Farms, Surprise average a B−, better than 67% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Canyon Ridge SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Western Peaks ElementaryB− · 41% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cimarron Springs Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Willow Canyon High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Surprise Farms, Surprise school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Surprise Farms, 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 Surprise Farms, Surprise against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Surprise Farms, Surprise
Is Surprise Farms, Surprise a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Surprise Farms, Surprise ranks 808th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, low property taxes, 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 Surprise Farms, Surprise expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $435,141. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $116,180 median income, cost of living beats 84% of neighborhoods.
Is Surprise Farms, Surprise safe?
Yes, Surprise Farms, Surprise is safer than 100% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $123 per resident a year.
Compare Surprise Farms, Surprise with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Surprise Farms, Surprise. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Surprise Farms, 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.
Surprise Farms, Surprise detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Surprise Farms, Surprise: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Surprise Farms, Surprise: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Surprise Farms, Surprise: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Surprise Farms, Surprise: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Surprise Farms, 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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