Surprise
- Suburb of Phoenix, AZ
Suburb
Surprise
- grade B+Overall Grade
- Suburb of Phoenix, AZ
- Rating 3.98 out of 5 512 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
$282,300
National
$244,900Median Rent
$1,627
National
$1,163Area Feel
Sparse Suburban
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Niche ranks thousands of places to live based on key statistics from the U.S. Census and expert insights.
Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade C+
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault87.1national 282.7
- Murder0.7national 6.1
- Rape31.5national 40.7
- Robbery13national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary138.5national 500.1
- Theft1,239.1national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft109.9national 284
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Working in Surprise
Jobs
grade B
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$76,623
National
$69,021Places to Work in Surprise
Top Public Schools Serving Surprise
Top Private Schools Near Surprise
- grade A minus
Arrowhead Christian Academy
- Rating 4.36 out of 5 33 reviews
- grade B+
Dream City Christian School
- Rating 3.78 out of 5 72 reviews
- grade unavailable
St. Thomas Aquinas Grade School
- grade unavailable
West Valley Christian School
- Rating 4 out of 5 2 reviews
- grade unavailable
Trinity Lutheran School
- Rating 3.57 out of 5 7 reviews
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The cost of living is outrageous. You won't be able to find a one bedroom apartment for less that $1700 per month, and the jobs do not pay enough to offset the high costs of housing. There is almost zero night life here and the people are introverted and keep to themselves. When summer time comes it is so hot you will dread driving to the store. Traffic is heavy and the drivers are rude. If you are coming here with a high paying job with the intention of raising a family Surprise may be for you. If you are single and ready to mingle you will be Surprised that your efforts are futile. This is coming from a tall, attractive, relatively successful man! Hopefully your luck is better than mine.
Since living in surprise since 2004, I have seen this city grow and develop before my eyes. There has been constant improvements and new developments everywhere. There are public and charter schools and they have great programs. Surprise is a great place for you to raise your family because there are many things to do and nothing is too far away!
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!