Best PlacesToltec, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Toltec, 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.
Toltec ranks 47,179th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Toltec
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.
Toltec's strengths and weaknesses
Where Toltec ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 169 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 80% of towns
Where Toltec ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Toltec
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Toltec home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,538, 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 Toltec's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Toltec
Toltec 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 Toltec.
Who works in Toltec, and how
Work in Toltec centers on arts & entertainment and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Toltec
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Toltec.
What the weather is like in Toltec, month by month
Toltec sees roughly 169 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 107 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs February through April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 52° | 38° |
| April | 88° | 72° | 52° |
| July | 107° | 94° | 80° |
| October | 90° | 74° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Toltec
The nearest airport, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 49 miles away.
The best schools in and around Toltec
Schools across Toltec average a D−, better than 2% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mesquite Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- Arizona City Elementary SchoolD− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cactus Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Vista Grande High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Toltec school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Toltec 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 Toltec against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Toltec
Is Toltec a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Toltec ranks 47,179th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, cell coverage, and few empty homes, and lowest on summer heat and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Toltec expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $158,644. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $50,538 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Toltec safe?
Toltec is safer than 11% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $589 per resident a year.
Compare Toltec with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Toltec. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Toltec 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.
Toltec detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Toltec: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Toltec: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Toltec: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Toltec: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Toltec 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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