Best PlacesWood Park, Tempe, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wood Park, Tempe, 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.
Wood Park, Tempe ranks 2,417th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Wood Park, 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.
Wood Park, Tempe's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wood Park, Tempe ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Short commute18.2 minutes each way, better than 88% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 207 pleasant days a year, better than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Wood Park, Tempe ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 25% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 27% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Wood Park, Tempe
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wood Park, Tempe home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $67,985; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Wood Park, Tempe's effective rate of 0.43%, 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 Wood Park, Tempe
Wood Park, Tempe runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Wood Park, Tempe.
Who works in Wood Park, Tempe, and how
Work in Wood Park, Tempe centers on retail trade and arts & entertainment. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Wood Park, Tempe
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wood Park, Tempe.
What the weather is like in Wood Park, Tempe, month by month
Wood Park, 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 Wood Park, Tempe
Phoenix Sky Harbor International sits about 5 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 Wood Park, Tempe
Schools across Wood Park, Tempe average a C, better than 46% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Ward Traditional AcademyA− · 60% proficient
- Frank Elementary SchoolD− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mckemy Academy Of International StudiesC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wood Park, Tempe school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wood Park, 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 Wood Park, Tempe against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Wood Park, Tempe
Is Wood Park, Tempe a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wood Park, Tempe ranks 2,417th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, low property taxes, and quiet, and lowest on tree cover and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wood Park, Tempe expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $295,953. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $67,985 median income, cost of living beats 34% of neighborhoods.
Is Wood Park, Tempe safe?
Yes, Wood Park, Tempe is safer than 59% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $416 per resident a year.
Compare Wood Park, Tempe with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wood Park, Tempe. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wood Park, 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.
Wood Park, Tempe detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wood Park, Tempe: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wood Park, Tempe: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wood Park, Tempe: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wood Park, Tempe: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wood Park, 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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