Best PlacesValle, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Valle, 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.
Valle ranks 48,652nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Valle
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.
Valle's strengths and weaknesses
Where Valle ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 169 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of towns
- QuietBetter than 83% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 78% of towns
Where Valle ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Valle
A household needs to earn about $80,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Valle home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $47,270, 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 Valle's effective rate of 0.36%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Valle
Valle runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 Valle.
Who works in Valle, and how
Work in Valle centers on retail trade and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Valle
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Valle.
What the weather is like in Valle, month by month
Valle sees roughly 169 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 33° | 23° |
| April | 68° | 51° | 35° |
| July | 90° | 74° | 58° |
| October | 71° | 54° | 39° |
Flying in and out of Valle
The nearest airport, Flagstaff Pulliam, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 153 miles away.
The best schools in and around Valle
Schools across Valle average a D, better than 8% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Maine Consolidated SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Seligman Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Williams Elementary/middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Seligman High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Williams High SchoolD · 21% proficient
- Grand Canyon High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Valle school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Valle 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 Valle against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Valle
Is Valle a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Valle ranks 48,652nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, the weather, and low property taxes, and lowest on crime and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Valle expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $327,000. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $47,270 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Valle safe?
Valle is safer than 1% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,105 per resident a year.
Compare Valle with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Valle. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Valle 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.
Valle detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Valle: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Valle: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Valle: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Valle: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Valle 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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