Best PlacesTempe Royal Estates, Tempe, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe, 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.
Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe ranks 1,865th 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 Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe
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.
Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Short commute18.0 minutes each way, better than 89% of neighborhoods
Where Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe
A household needs to earn about $122,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $85,882, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe's effective rate of 0.34%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe
Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe.
Who works in Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe, and how
Work in Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe centers on manufacturing and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe.
What the weather is like in Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe, month by month
Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe sees roughly 207 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 110 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs November through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 56° | 44° |
| April | 90° | 76° | 61° |
| July | 110° | 98° | 85° |
| October | 92° | 78° | 65° |
Flying in and out of Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe
Phoenix Sky Harbor International sits about 6 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 Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe
Schools across Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe average a C−, better than 27% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Kyrene De La Mariposa SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Kyrene De Los Ninos SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kyrene Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe 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 Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe
Is Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe ranks 1,865th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low property taxes, low disaster risk, and cell coverage, and lowest on tree cover and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $497,219. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $85,882 median income, cost of living beats 62% of neighborhoods.
Is Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe safe?
Yes, Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe is safer than 76% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $330 per resident a year.
Compare Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe 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.
Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe 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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