Surprise
- Suburb of Phoenix, AZ
Suburb
Surprise
- grade BOverall Grade
- Suburb of Phoenix, AZ
- Rating 3.98 out of 5 481 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade B
- Crime & Safetygrade C+
- Housinggrade B minus
- Nightlifegrade C+
- Good for Familiesgrade B
- Diversitygrade A minus
- Jobsgrade B
- Weathergrade A+
- Cost of Livinggrade C
- Health & Fitnessgrade B+
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade B+
- Commutegrade C+
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Real Estate
Median Home Value
$239,500
National
$217,500Median Rent
$1,349
National
$1,062Area Feel
Sparse Suburban
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Surprise Rankings
Niche ranks thousands of places to live based on key statistics from the U.S. Census and and expert insights.
Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade C+
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault42.6national 282.7
- Murder2.8national 6.1
- Rape19.9national 40.7
- Robbery32.6national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary153.9national 500.1
- Theft1,226.6national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft97.2national 284
Residents
Working in Surprise
Jobs
grade B
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$69,076
National
$62,843Places to Work in Surprise
Top Public Schools Serving Surprise
- grade A
Peoria Traditional School
- Rating 5 out of 5 1 review
- grade A
Imagine Rosefield
- Rating 2.5 out of 5 2 reviews
- grade A minus
Liberty High School
- Rating 3.87 out of 5 501 reviews
- grade A minus
Paradise Education Center
- Rating 4.33 out of 5 6 reviews
- grade A minus
Paradise Honors High School
- Rating 3.8 out of 5 254 reviews
Top Private Schools Near Surprise
- grade A minus
Dream City Christian School
- Rating 3.83 out of 5 69 reviews
- grade B+
Arrowhead Christian Academy
- Rating 4.06 out of 5 34 reviews
- grade unavailable
St. Thomas Aquinas Grade School
- grade unavailable
Trinity Lutheran School
- Rating 3.57 out of 5 7 reviews
- grade unavailable
St. John Vianney Catholic School
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Being originally from SoCal then living in the midwest for 13 yrs, we thought we would be able to adjust to city life again. To our Surprise....Not loving Surprise, AZ! All of the houses/subdivisions look the same and more than not, everyone of them has an HOA that raises its prices yearly. Traffic is ridiculous, electricity with APS is expensive, schools districts are subpar, people are rude, constant car/home burglaries being reported, and dust is everywhere! Our allergies are worse here than during harvest season in the midwest (we were surrounded by corn/bean fields). The only thing we enjoy is not shoveling snow and being 5-6 hrs from Orange County, California where our immediate family lives. So, needless to say. Yes its newer, yes its growing, yes summers are scorchers and yes winters are awesome....but for our family, we plan on selling and moving back towards the midwest in the next few years. Surprised, Surprise is not for us!
I think Surprise is a great town, there is a good mix of people here and it is modern. Overall, it is a great place to live if you don't need anything special around you, or if you don't mind driving far to other places I mentioned. Surprise is a great city with tons of jobs available! It is family friendly and has tons of things for the kids to do!
I love living out in Surprise because it is a new environment with constant expanding. There has not been much crime in Surprise from at least since I have experienced living there. I have had no problems with the city of Surprise and don't plan on moving any time soon. Come to Surprise, Arizona!