Best PlacesSwift Trail Junction, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Swift Trail Junction, 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.
Swift Trail Junction ranks 30,048th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Swift Trail Junction
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.
Swift Trail Junction's strengths and weaknesses
Where Swift Trail Junction ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 164 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 88% of towns
- Short commute21.8 minutes each way, better than 81% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 76% of towns
Where Swift Trail Junction ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Swift Trail Junction
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Swift Trail Junction home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,380, 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 Swift Trail Junction's effective rate of 0.51%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Swift Trail Junction
Swift Trail Junction'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 Swift Trail Junction.
Who works in Swift Trail Junction, and how
Work in Swift Trail Junction centers on hospitality & food and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in Swift Trail Junction
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Swift Trail Junction.
What the weather is like in Swift Trail Junction, month by month
Swift Trail Junction sees roughly 164 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 104 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 46° | 31° |
| April | 85° | 67° | 47° |
| July | 104° | 88° | 73° |
| October | 86° | 68° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Swift Trail Junction
The nearest airport, Tucson International, is about 83 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 142 miles away.
The best schools in and around Swift Trail Junction
Schools across Swift Trail Junction average a C, better than 32% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Thatcher Elementary SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Ruth Powell Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Thatcher Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Safford Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Thatcher High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Safford High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Swift Trail Junction school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Swift Trail Junction 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 Swift Trail Junction against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Swift Trail Junction
Is Swift Trail Junction a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Swift Trail Junction ranks 30,048th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, the weather, and population health, and lowest on air quality and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Swift Trail Junction expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $231,655. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $75,380 median income, cost of living beats 40% of towns.
Is Swift Trail Junction safe?
Swift Trail Junction is safer than 8% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $650 per resident a year.
Compare Swift Trail Junction with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Swift Trail Junction. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Swift Trail Junction 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.
Swift Trail Junction detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Swift Trail Junction: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Swift Trail Junction: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Swift Trail Junction: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Swift Trail Junction: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Swift Trail Junction 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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