Phoenix

Best Phoenix suburbs for families

Ranked on a families weighting: schools at 30%, amenities within two miles at 20%, and the four poll questions about children, safety and sidewalks at 20%. Cost still counts, at 15%. The full weighting is shown at the bottom, and it is not the same as the overall score.

Updated Sep 2026·31 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
City of Chandler neighborhoods
Chandler$508k median · 23.9 min commute
Schools BAmenities A+Residents inactive
77
Family score
overall 72 B−
2
Gilbert’s Heritage Court as viewed from Gilbert Road, in Gilbert, Arizona.
Gilbert$575k median · 25.9 min commute
Schools B+Amenities AResidents inactive
76
Family score
overall 72 B−
3
Hayden Flour Mill and Silos from north of Tempe Town Lake
Tempe$455k median · 20.9 min commute
Schools C+Amenities A+Residents inactive
74
Family score
overall 69 B−
4
Photo of one of the entrance areas to the Mesa Arts Center
Mesa$408k median · 24.7 min commute
Schools CAmenities AResidents inactive
68
Family score
overall 63 C+
5
Sun Lakes$455k median · 20.5 min commute
Schools B−Amenities CResidents inactive
68
Family score
overall 64 C+
6
Queen Creek Town Hall. The building that currently serves as the Town Hall for Queen Creek began as a meetinghouse for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Queen Creek$635k median · 31.1 min commute
Schools CAmenities B+Residents inactive
67
Family score
overall 65 C+
7
Downtown Glendale, Arizona as viewed from the intersections of Glendale Ave. and 58th Ave.
Glendale$388k median · 27.7 min commute
Schools C+Amenities BResidents inactive
65
Family score
overall 58 C
8
Skyline view of Phoenix — looking northeast from a helicopter, from above the 4th Avenue Jail. Foreground is the Central City Village and Central Avenue Corrido
Phoenix$421k median · 25.6 min commute
Schools CAmenities BResidents inactive
64
Family score
overall 61 C
9
Feeding the ducks
Anthem$570k median · 26.9 min commute
Schools B−Amenities C−Residents inactive
64
Family score
overall 63 C+
10
The Sun City DEVCO Model #1 a.k.a. “Del Webb Sun Cities Museum” is a white brick Bungalow built in 1959 and located at 10801 W. Oakmont Drive in Sun City, Arizo
Sun City$281k median · 24.1 min commute
Schools —Amenities CResidents inactive
63
Family score
overall 55 C−
This list's weighting
Schools 30%Amenities 20%Resident poll (Q2, Q5, Q6, Q8) 20%Cost of living 15%Housing 10%Commute 5%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Chandler (Chandlernews · CC BY-SA 4.0); Gilbert (Tony the Marine (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0); Tempe (Hunter Trick (TrickHunter) · CC BY-SA 4.0); Mesa (Cygnusloop99 · CC BY-SA 3.0); Queen Creek (Tony the Marine · CC BY-SA 3.0); Glendale (Tony the Marine (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0); Phoenix (DPPed · CC BY-SA 3.0); Anthem (dougegood · CC BY 2.0); Sun City (Marine 69-71 · CC BY-SA 4.0).