Best PlacesVentana Lakes, Peoria, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ventana Lakes, Peoria, 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.
Ventana Lakes, Peoria ranks 2,179th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Ventana Lakes, Peoria
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.
Ventana Lakes, Peoria's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ventana Lakes, Peoria ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA−, better than 92% of neighborhoods
Where Ventana Lakes, Peoria ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Ventana Lakes, Peoria
A household needs to earn about $98,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ventana Lakes, Peoria home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $66,510, 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 Ventana Lakes, Peoria's effective rate of 0.48%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Ventana Lakes, Peoria
Ventana Lakes, Peoria runs older 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 Ventana Lakes, Peoria.
Who works in Ventana Lakes, Peoria, and how
Work in Ventana Lakes, Peoria centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Ventana Lakes, Peoria
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ventana Lakes, Peoria.
What the weather is like in Ventana Lakes, Peoria, month by month
Ventana Lakes, Peoria 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 Ventana Lakes, Peoria
Phoenix Sky Harbor International sits about 23 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 Ventana Lakes, Peoria
Schools across Ventana Lakes, Peoria average an A−, better than 92% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Peoria Traditional SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Parkridge ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Sunrise Mountain High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ventana Lakes, Peoria school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ventana Lakes, Peoria 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 Ventana Lakes, Peoria against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Ventana Lakes, Peoria
Is Ventana Lakes, Peoria a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ventana Lakes, Peoria ranks 2,179th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cell coverage, low disaster risk, and low crime, and lowest on summer heat and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ventana Lakes, Peoria expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $390,402. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $66,510 median income, cost of living beats 45% of neighborhoods.
Is Ventana Lakes, Peoria safe?
Yes, Ventana Lakes, Peoria is safer than 96% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $197 per resident a year.
Compare Ventana Lakes, Peoria with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ventana Lakes, Peoria. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ventana Lakes, Peoria 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.
Ventana Lakes, Peoria detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ventana Lakes, Peoria: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ventana Lakes, Peoria: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ventana Lakes, Peoria: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ventana Lakes, Peoria: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ventana Lakes, Peoria 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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