Each question below is answered on the map type that fits it — Score, Amount, Fair share, Missing, Clusters or Variety — hex by hex. A hex is one hexagon on the map, about 350 m across (roughly 0.1 km²). Each answer leads with what the map found, lists its Standouts — the ranked groups of nearby hexes that come out on top — with the numbers behind them, and states what the data cannot tell you. The link at the end opens that exact map of Phoenix on the same map type, so you can change the measure, the division or the comparison and get a different answer.
None of these is the only “right” way to ask. They are starting points chosen to show which measures exist for Phoenix and how the map type you pick changes what you can honestly say.
Where should you open a new coffee shop in Phoenix?
coffee shop demand-and-competition score — resident counts and walkable streets ranked against existing coffee shop presence
In Phoenix, the highest-ranking Standouts are Maryvale (south-west) (Maryvale), Maryvale (west) (Maryvale), and Alhambra. Maryvale (south-west) (Maryvale) leads with a score of 72.7/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈0 coffee shops nearby, ≈0 km of walkable streets, and ≈19,808 total residents. On the Missing map, North Mountain and Alhambra are short of coffee shops for residents within a 10-minute walk (about 1 and 2 short).
A shortlist by 3 factors, not a site recommendation.
How this answer was built
Three factors: how many people are around, how walkable the streets are, and how many of this business type are already mapped there. The last is scored inverted, so a hex ranks high when demand factors are strong and existing presence is thin.
Measure
Direction
Importance
Why it’s here
coffee shop competition
Less is better
45%
Count of mapped coffee shops already trading in the hex.
pedestrian length m
More is better
25%
Meters of walkable street — a proxy for how much passing footfall a frontage can see.
Total
More is better
30%
The 2020 Census resident count — the local demand base.
What this can’t tell you
This is a shortlist, not a site recommendation. It has no rent, no footfall, no unit availability, no licensing and no catchment modeling, and thin mapped presence is not proof that a hex lacks provision.
Try changing it
· Raise the importance of the competition factor to prioritize hexes with the least existing presence.
· Swap the demand factor for the age band or household type your customers actually fall into.
· Draw your own catchment on the map to score just that area.
All of these are adjustable on the Phoenix map on the Free Tier.
The same question for other kinds of place
Same factors and importance, only the kind swapped. The Standouts are the Score map’s; the last column is where that kind is short for the people who live there, on the Missing map.
This answer ranks every hex in Phoenix on coffee shop competition (less is better, importance 45%), pedestrian length m (more is better, importance 25%), and Total (more is better, importance 30%), then groups the top-scoring hexes into the Standouts below.
Maryvale (south-west) (Maryvale) ranks #1 with a score of 72.7/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈0 coffee shops nearby, ≈0 km of walkable streets, and ≈19,808 total residents. It spans Maryvale. Maryvale (west) (Maryvale) ranks #2 with a score of 72.1/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈0 coffee shops nearby, ≈0 km of walkable streets, and ≈18,127 total residents. It spans Maryvale. Alhambra ranks #3 with a score of 71.2/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈0 coffee shops nearby, ≈0 km of walkable streets, and ≈21,958 total residents. Maryvale (south-west 2) (Maryvale) ranks #4 with a score of 70.9/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈0 coffee shops nearby, ≈0 km of walkable streets, and ≈18,625 total residents. It spans Maryvale. Maryvale (south-west 3) (Maryvale) ranks #5 with a score of 70.5/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈0 coffee shops nearby, ≈0 km of walkable streets, and ≈17,477 total residents. It spans Maryvale.
Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Factors: coffee shop competition, pedestrian length m and Total (2020). 7,781 of 8,979 hexes in Phoenix were eligible and ranked. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Which are the most walkable neighborhoods of Phoenix?
Walkability score — pedestrian street length ranked with transit stop density
In Phoenix, the highest-ranking Standouts are Central City, Alhambra (east), and Tovrea. Central City leads with a score of 7.5/100 across 37 hexes, where the data shows ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈9 transit stops. Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
A shortlist by 2 factors, not a site recommendation.
How this answer was built
Two network measures from the same universe: meters of pedestrian-friendly street, and how many transit stops are within reach. Together they describe how far you can get on foot and what you can reach from there.
Measure
Direction
Importance
Why it’s here
pedestrian length m
More is better
60%
Meters of pedestrian-friendly street in the hex.
transit stop count
More is better
40%
Count of transit stops reachable from the hex.
What this can’t tell you
It measures network form, not experience — nothing about crossing safety, pavement quality, gradient, lighting or traffic. It is a score over hexes, not a score anyone has walked.
Try changing it
· Add eat-and-drink places to weigh what is actually within walking distance.
· Raise the importance of the transit factor to lean the score toward public-transport access.
All of these are adjustable on the Phoenix map on the Free Tier.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer ranks every hex in Phoenix on two factors: pedestrian length m (more is better, importance 60%) and transit stop count (more is better, importance 40%). The top-scoring hexes are then grouped into Standouts.
Central City ranks #1 with a score of 7.5/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈9 transit stops. Alhambra (east) ranks #2 with a score of 4.3/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈5 transit stops. Tovrea ranks #3 with a score of 3.6/100 across 33 hexes, showing ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈5 transit stops. Alhambra (south-east) ranks #4 with a score of 3.2/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈4 transit stops. North Mountain ranks #5 with a score of 2.2/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈2 transit stops.
Factors: pedestrian length m and transit stop count. 7,783 of 8,979 hexes in Phoenix were eligible and ranked. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Mapped transit stops per km², with a Clusters map check — Overture Maps
The highest density of transit stops is around Roosevelt (Central City), with 2 per km² (9 transit stops across 4.5 km²). This compares to 0 per km² for Phoenix overall. Tovrea (Camelback East) and Alhambra (east) (Alhambra) are next, at 1.3 per km² and 1.1 per km². On the Clusters map, the transit stops around Alhambra and Central City (south-east) (Central City) are genuinely busy.
Central City as a whole has 13 transit stops across 55 km², 0.2 per km², 0.0× Phoenix's figure.
Camelback East as a whole has 4 transit stops across 94 km², 0 per km², 0.0× Phoenix's figure.
Alhambra as a whole has 8 transit stops across 50.7 km², 0.2 per km², 0.0× Phoenix's figure.
Deer Valley as a whole has 3 transit stops across 139.4 km², 0 per km², 0.0× Phoenix's figure.
A place record means it is mapped, not that it is open, licensed or of any size.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows transit stops in every hex of Phoenix on the Amount map. It then groups the hexes with the most transit stops into Standouts.
Roosevelt (Central City) is the top Standout, with 2 per km² across 37 hexes (9 transit stops across 4.5 km²). Tovrea (Camelback East) is second, with 1.3 per km² across 25 hexes (4 transit stops across 3 km²). Alhambra (east) (Alhambra) is third, with 1.1 per km² across 37 hexes (5 transit stops across 4.5 km²). It spans Alhambra. Deer Valley is fourth, with 1 per km² across 16 hexes (2 transit stops across 1.9 km²). Alhambra (south-east) (Alhambra) is fifth, with 0.9 per km² across 37 hexes (4 transit stops across 4.5 km²). It spans Alhambra.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as transit stops on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Residents per km² on the Amount map — US Census 2020 (NHGIS)
Residents peak around Alhambra (south-east): 4,873 per km² (21,958 residents across 4.5 km²), against a Phoenix figure of 1,455.7 per km². Maryvale (south-west) and Alhambra (west) follow at 4,395.5 per km² and 4,369.4 per km².
Alhambra as a whole has 149,163 residents across 50.7 km², 2,944.7 per km², 2.0× Phoenix's figure.
Maryvale as a whole has 221,097 residents across 78.8 km², 2,806.3 per km², 1.9× Phoenix's figure.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows residents in every hex of Phoenix on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Alhambra (south-east) ranks #1 with 4,873 residents per km² across 37 hexes (21,958 residents across 4.5 km²). It spans the neighborhood of Alhambra. Maryvale (south-west) ranks #2 with 4,395.5 residents per km² across 37 hexes (19,808 residents across 4.5 km²). It spans the neighborhood of Maryvale. Alhambra (west) ranks #3 with 4,369.4 residents per km² across 37 hexes (19,686 residents across 4.5 km²). It spans the neighborhood of Alhambra. Maryvale (west) ranks #4 with 4,354.3 residents per km² across 27 hexes (14,314 residents across 3.3 km²). It spans the neighborhood of Maryvale. Maryvale (south-west 2) ranks #5 with 4,133.5 residents per km² across 37 hexes (18,625 residents across 4.5 km²). It spans the neighborhood of Maryvale.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as residents (2020) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where are household income levels highest in Phoenix?
Household income level on the Amount map — ACS 2018–2022, a five-year estimate averaged over block groups
Household income level peaks around Paradise Valley: $237,837 (237,837 household income level), against a Phoenix figure of $81,470. Camelback East and Ahwatukee Foothills follow at $233,977 and $214,191.
Paradise Valley as a whole averages $97,254, 1.2× Phoenix's figure.
Camelback East as a whole averages $86,326, 1.1× Phoenix's figure.
Ahwatukee Foothills as a whole averages $118,548, 1.5× Phoenix's figure.
Desert View as a whole averages $137,619, 1.7× Phoenix's figure.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows household income level in every hex of Phoenix on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Paradise Valley ranks #1: $237,837 across 20 hexes (237,837 household income level). Camelback East ranks #2: $233,977 across 14 hexes (233,977 household income level). Ahwatukee Foothills ranks #3: $214,191 across 20 hexes (214,191 household income level). Desert View (north-east) (Desert View) ranks #4: $209,851 across 20 hexes (209,851 household income level). It spans Desert View. Desert View (north-east 2) (Desert View) ranks #5: $194,745 across 24 hexes (194,745 household income level). It spans Desert View.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as household income level (2022) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Gross rent level on the Amount map — ACS 2018–2022, a five-year estimate averaged over block groups
Gross rent level peaks around Paradise Valley (north-east) (Paradise Valley): $3,501 (3,501 gross rent level), against a Phoenix figure of $1,492. Paradise Valley (north-east 2) (Paradise Valley) and Camelback East (east) (Camelback East) follow at $3,500 and $3,326.
Standout
Neighborhood
Value
Count behind it
Map
#1 Paradise Valley (north-east)also spans Paradise Valley
Paradise Valley as a whole averages $1,737, 1.2× Phoenix's figure.
Camelback East as a whole averages $1,431, 1.0× Phoenix's figure.
Desert View as a whole averages $2,332, 1.6× Phoenix's figure.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows gross rent level in every hex of Phoenix on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Paradise Valley (north-east) (Paradise Valley) ranks #1: $3,501 across 15 hexes (3,501 gross rent level). It spans Paradise Valley. Paradise Valley (north-east 2) (Paradise Valley) ranks #2: $3,500 across 17 hexes (3,500 gross rent level). It spans Paradise Valley. Camelback East (east) (Camelback East) ranks #3: $3,326 across 15 hexes (3,326 gross rent level). It spans Camelback East. Camelback East (east 2) (Camelback East) ranks #4: $3,156 across 14 hexes (3,156 gross rent level). It spans Camelback East. Desert View ranks #5: $3,055 across 14 hexes (3,055 gross rent level).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as gross rent level (2022) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Owner-estimated home value level on the Amount map — ACS 2018–2022, a five-year estimate averaged over block groups
Home value level peaks around Camelback East (east) (Camelback East): $1,703,922 (1,703,922 home value level), against a Phoenix figure of $344,327. Camelback East (east 2) (Camelback East) and Camelback East (east 3) (Camelback East) follow at $1,295,984 and $1,172,143.
Camelback East as a whole averages $519,366, 1.5× Phoenix's figure.
Paradise Valley as a whole averages $427,255, 1.2× Phoenix's figure.
Desert View as a whole averages $565,775, 1.6× Phoenix's figure.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows home value level in every hex of Phoenix on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Camelback East (east) (Camelback East) ranks #1: $1,703,922 across 32 hexes (1,703,922 home value level). It spans Camelback East. Camelback East (east 2) (Camelback East) ranks #2: $1,295,984 across 22 hexes (1,295,984 home value level). It spans Camelback East. Camelback East (east 3) (Camelback East) ranks #3: $1,172,143 across 21 hexes (1,172,143 home value level). It spans Camelback East. Paradise Valley ranks #4: $1,113,062 across 20 hexes (1,113,062 home value level). Desert View ranks #5: $1,017,889 across 16 hexes (1,017,889 home value level).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as home value level (2022) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Which Phoenix neighborhoods are the most mixed by race and Hispanic origin?
How evenly the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin groups are represented, on the Variety map — US Census 2020 (NHGIS)
The most varied mix of race and Hispanic-origin groups in Phoenix is around Laveen: very mixed, with no single race and Hispanic-origin group above 47%. Alhambra (north-east) and North Mountain follow, with no single race and Hispanic-origin group above 44% and 41%.
Standout
Neighborhood
How mixed
Top kinds
Map
#1 Laveen
—
very mixed
Hispanic or Latino residents 47%, Black or African American residents, not Hispanic 25%, White residents, not Hispanic 17%
Counts residents in each published class; it says nothing about how long they have lived here.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows how mixed the race and Hispanic-origin groups are in every hex of Phoenix on the Variety map, then groups the hexes with the most variety into the Standouts below.
Laveen ranks #1: very mixed across 37 hexes. Its largest groups are Hispanic or Latino residents at 47%, Black or African American residents, not Hispanic at 25%, and White residents, not Hispanic at 17%. Alhambra (north-east) ranks #2: very mixed across 37 hexes. Its largest groups are Hispanic or Latino residents at 44%, White residents, not Hispanic at 35%, and Black or African American residents, not Hispanic at 13%. This Standout spans Alhambra. North Mountain ranks #3: very mixed across 37 hexes. Its largest groups are White residents, not Hispanic at 41%, Hispanic or Latino residents at 38%, and Black or African American residents, not Hispanic at 12%. South Mountain ranks #4: very mixed across 36 hexes. Its largest groups are Hispanic or Latino residents at 41%, White residents, not Hispanic at 30%, and Black or African American residents, not Hispanic at 20%. Alhambra (north) ranks #5: very mixed across 36 hexes. Its largest groups are Hispanic or Latino residents at 44%, White residents, not Hispanic at 36%, and Black or African American residents, not Hispanic at 10%. This Standout spans Alhambra.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as race and Hispanic-origin groups (2020) on the Variety map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
How mixed the restaurant cuisines are, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Variety map — Overture Maps
Within a 10-minute walk, the most varied mix of cuisines in Phoenix is around Encanto: very mixed, with no single cuisine above 38%. Downtown (Central City) and Camelback East follow, with no single cuisine above 36% and 36%.
One hex is too small to show a mix: where any are found, only one kind is there in 63 of every 100 hexes. Within a 10-minute walk 19 hexes are read together, so a mix has room to show. Counts mapped places of each kind; it says nothing about quality or price.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows how mixed the cuisines are in every hex of Phoenix, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Variety map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.Encanto ranks #1: very mixed across 37 hexes (Italian 38%, Mexican 28%, Japanese 12%). Downtown (Central City) ranks #2: very mixed across 36 hexes (Mexican 36%, Italian 31%, Japanese 18%). Camelback East ranks #3: very mixed across 35 hexes (Italian 36%, Mexican 36%, Japanese 20%). Lookout Mountain (Paradise Valley) ranks #4: very mixed across 34 hexes (Mexican 47%, Italian 27%, Chinese 13%). North Mountain ranks #5: very mixed across 34 hexes (Italian 32%, Mexican 32%, Japanese 24%).Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as cuisines on the Variety map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where is nightlife concentrated in Phoenix — and is it a real cluster?
Bars and nightlife places on the Clusters map — Overture Maps
The Clusters map shows where bars and nightlife places form genuinely busy groups, not just random occurrences. 182 hexes across Phoenix are genuinely busy for these places.
Standout
Neighborhood
Verdict
Hexes
Map
#1 Central City (south-east)also spans Central City
A two-sided test with a false-discovery cut; hexes at the edge of the data are not judged.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer identifies hexes across Phoenix where bars and nightlife places form genuinely busy groups, then highlights the top Standouts.
Central City (south-east) (Central City) is the #1 Standout, with 37 genuinely busy hexes. Encanto is the #2 Standout, with 34 genuinely busy hexes. Camelback East (east) (Camelback East) is the #3 Standout, with 26 genuinely busy hexes. Camelback East (east 2) (Camelback East) is the #4 Standout, with 16 genuinely busy hexes. Central City (south-east 2) (Central City) is the #5 Standout, also with 16 genuinely busy hexes.
Each Standout groups hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as bars and nightlife places on the Clusters map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where are grocery stores missing for the people who live there in Phoenix?
Mapped grocery stores within a 10-minute walk against the number Phoenix's rate predicts for the residents there, on the Missing map — Overture Maps and US Census 2020 (NHGIS)
Within a 10-minute walk of North Mountain, grocery stores fall short of Phoenix's rate by about 1 (0 mapped, 1 expected). South Mountain and Sheffield Place (Maryvale) are each short by about 1, as are Estrella and Maryvale.
One hex is too small to show a shortfall: at the Phoenix rate, less than half of one is expected in every hex. Within a 10-minute walk 19 hexes are read together, so a shortfall has room to show. Expected is modeled from the city rate. A zero means nothing mapped, never nothing there.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows how many grocery stores each hex of Phoenix is short of at the city's rate, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Missing map. It then groups the hexes with the least into the Standouts below.
North Mountain ranks #1, short by about 1 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). South Mountain ranks #2, short by about 1 across 36 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Sheffield Place (Maryvale) ranks #3, short by about 1 across 35 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Estrella ranks #4, short by about 1 across 34 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Maryvale ranks #5, short by about 1 across 33 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as grocery stores on the Missing map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the least. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Renter-occupied homes as a share of all occupied homes on the Amount map — US Census 2020 (NHGIS)
Renter-occupied homes peak around Minnesota Court (Camelback East), with 94.9% of homes being renter-occupied (2,765 of 2,914). Maryvale and South Mountain follow at 90.6% and 90.1%.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows renter-occupied homes in every hex of Phoenix on the Amount map. The Standouts below group the hexes with the most renter-occupied homes.
Minnesota Court (Camelback East) ranks #1 with 94.9% across 18 hexes, representing 2,765 renter-occupied homes out of 2,914. Maryvale ranks #2 with 90.6% across 19 hexes, representing 34 renter-occupied homes out of 37. South Mountain ranks #3 with 90.1% across 18 hexes, representing 294 renter-occupied homes out of 327. Central City ranks #4 with 89.7% across 20 hexes, representing 994 renter-occupied homes out of 1,108. Camelback East ranks #5 with 89.7% across 15 hexes, representing 392 renter-occupied homes out of 437.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as renter-occupied homes (2020) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Which lower-income parts of Phoenix have the fewest grocery stores?
Coverage gap score — ACS 2018-2022 residents below the poverty level ranked against mapped grocery stores
In Phoenix, the highest-ranking Standouts are Maryvale (south), Alhambra (south-east), and Maryvale (south-west). Maryvale (south) leads with a score of 93.1/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈2 grocery stores nearby and ≈5,583 residents with income in the past 12 months below poverty level. Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
A shortlist by 2 factors, not a site recommendation.
How this answer was built
Residents below the poverty level ranked high against mapped grocery stores ranked low. It is the food-access question posed as a relative ranking rather than a claim that any hex has no food retail.
Measure
Direction
Importance
Why it’s here
grocery store competition
Less is better
45%
Count of mapped grocery stores, scored inverted so thinner presence ranks higher.
Income in the past 12 months below poverty level
More is better
55%
The "income below poverty level" cell of the ACS 2018-2022 poverty table.
What this can’t tell you
Mapped grocery presence is not food access: it carries no store size, no price level, no fresh-produce range and no opening hours, and a large supermarket just outside a hex serves it perfectly well. This ranks hexes; it does not identify anywhere as being without food.
Try changing it
· Add transit stops to weigh how easily residents can reach stores further out.
· Swap the poverty count for household income brackets to change the hardship measure.
All of these are adjustable on the Phoenix map on the Free Tier.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer identifies Standouts by ranking every hex in Phoenix. The ranking considers grocery store competition, where less is better (importance 45%), and residents with income in the past 12 months below poverty level, where more is better (importance 55%).
Maryvale (south) ranks #1 with a score of 93.1/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈2 grocery stores nearby and ≈5,583 residents with income in the past 12 months below poverty level. Alhambra (south-east) ranks #2 with a score of 93/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈4 grocery stores nearby and ≈6,202 residents with income in the past 12 months below poverty level. Maryvale (south-west) ranks #3 with a score of 91.8/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈0 grocery stores nearby and ≈3,914 residents with income in the past 12 months below poverty level. Parkwood ranks #4 with a score of 91.4/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈3 grocery stores nearby and ≈4,040 residents with income in the past 12 months below poverty level. Alhambra (north) ranks #5 with a score of 91.3/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈0 grocery stores nearby and ≈4,087 residents with income in the past 12 months below poverty level.
Factors: grocery store competition and Income in the past 12 months below poverty level (2022). 7,863 of 8,979 hexes in Phoenix were eligible and ranked. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where is the share of households earning $200,000 or more far above the Phoenix average?
Households earning $200,000 or more as a share of all households, against the Phoenix average on the Fair share map — ACS 2018–2022
Around Desert View, households earning $200,000 or more run at 4.8× the Phoenix average (45.3% here). Camelback East (east) (Camelback East) and Alhambra sit at 2.8× and 3.0×.
Compared with the whole-city figure; a per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer compares households earning $200,000 or more in every hex of Phoenix with the city average on the Fair share map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Desert View ranks #1: 4.8× the average across 35 hexes. Camelback East (east) (Camelback East) ranks #2: 2.8× the average across 37 hexes. It spans Camelback East. Alhambra ranks #3: 3.0× the average across 37 hexes. Camelback East (east 2) (Camelback East) ranks #4: 3.0× the average across 36 hexes. It spans Camelback East. Sunset Ridge I (Paradise Valley) ranks #5: 2.7× the average across 30 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as households earning $200,000 or more (2022) on the Fair share map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Which Phoenix neighborhoods have more than their fair share of coffee shops?
Mapped coffee shops per resident against the Phoenix average on the Fair share map — Overture Maps and US Census 2020 (NHGIS)
Around Encanto, coffee shops are 24.7× the Phoenix average, with 21 coffee shops for 2,998 residents. The Bronze Boot Standout, within Encanto, has 31.7× the average, and Central City (south-east) has 47.5× the average, with 13 coffee shops for 965 residents.
Encanto as a whole has 46 coffee shops for 57,302 residents, 2.8× Phoenix's rate.
Central City as a whole has 79 coffee shops for 61,246 residents, 4.4× Phoenix's rate.
Alhambra as a whole has 33 coffee shops for 149,163 residents, 0.8× Phoenix's rate.
Compared with the whole-city rate; a place record means it is mapped, not open or licensed.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer compares coffee shops in every hex of Phoenix with the city average on the Fair share map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Encanto ranks #1, with coffee shops at 24.7× the average across 13 hexes, serving 21 coffee shops for 2,998 residents. Bronze Boot (Encanto) ranks #2, with coffee shops at 31.7× the average across 8 hexes, serving 15 coffee shops for 1,673 residents. Central City (south-east) (Central City) ranks #3, with coffee shops at 47.5× the average across 4 hexes, serving 13 coffee shops for 965 residents. Central City (south-east 2) (Central City) ranks #4, with coffee shops at 4596.7× the average across 6 hexes, serving 16 coffee shops for 9 residents. Central Phoenix (Alhambra) ranks #5, with coffee shops at 41.1× the average across 4 hexes, serving 11 coffee shops for 946 residents.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as coffee shops on the Fair share map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where do restaurants cluster in Phoenix, and is it a real cluster?
Mapped restaurants on the Clusters map — Overture Maps
This answer identifies 308 hexes across Phoenix that test as genuinely busy for restaurants. Around Central City and Alhambra, restaurants form a cluster the test confirms as genuinely busy; the pattern is not chance. The top five Standouts are listed below.
A two-sided test with a false-discovery cut; hexes at the edge of the data are not judged.
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This answer analyzes every hex in Phoenix for restaurants on the Clusters map, comparing the distribution against chance. Hexes that test as genuinely busy are then grouped into Standouts.
Central City ranks #1, testing as genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Alhambra ranks #2, genuinely busy across 29 hexes. Central Phoenix ranks #3, genuinely busy across 26 hexes. Village Fairways ranks #4, genuinely busy across 21 hexes. Metrocenter ranks #5, genuinely busy across 20 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as restaurants on the Clusters map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Residents aged 25–39 as a share of all residents on the Amount map — US Census 2020 (NHGIS), counted on April 1, 2020
Residents aged 25–39 peak around Estrella: 17.1% (2,260 residents aged 25–39 of 13,225). Camelback East (east) (Camelback East) and Minnesota Court (Camelback East) follow at 15.3% and 15.1%.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
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This answer shows residents aged 25–39 in every hex of Phoenix on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Estrella ranks #1: 17.1% across 19 hexes (2,260 residents aged 25–39 of 13,225). Camelback East (east) (Camelback East) ranks #2: 15.3% across 5 hexes (6 residents aged 25–39 of 40). It spans Camelback East. Minnesota Court (Camelback East) ranks #3: 15.1% across 12 hexes (1,572 residents aged 25–39 of 10,408). Camelback East (south-east) (Camelback East) ranks #4: 14.5% across 16 hexes (400 residents aged 25–39 of 2,760). It spans Camelback East. Desert View ranks #5: 14.4% across 10 hexes (753 residents aged 25–39 of 5,217).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as residents aged 25–39 (2020) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where are pharmacies missing for the people who live there in Phoenix?
Mapped pharmacies within a 10-minute walk against the number Phoenix's rate predicts for the residents there, on the Missing map — Overture Maps and US Census 2020 (NHGIS)
Central City, Maryvale (south-west), and Alhambra are among the Standouts where pharmacies fall short of Phoenix's rate. Within a 10-minute walk of Central City, pharmacies are short by about 1 (0 mapped, 1 expected). Maryvale (south-west) and Alhambra are each short by about 1.
One hex is too small to show a shortfall: at the Phoenix rate, less than half of one is expected in every hex. Within a 10-minute walk 19 hexes are read together, so a shortfall has room to show. Expected is modeled from the city rate. A zero means nothing mapped, never nothing there.
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This answer uses the Missing map to show how many pharmacies each hex of Phoenix is short of, compared to the city's rate, within a 10-minute walk. The hexes with the largest shortfalls are grouped into Standouts.
Central City ranks #1, with pharmacies short by about 1 across 36 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Maryvale (south-west) ranks #2, with pharmacies short by about 1 across 35 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Alhambra ranks #3, with pharmacies short by about 1 across 31 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Maryvale (west) ranks #4, with pharmacies short by about 1 across 30 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Lookout Mountain ranks #5, with pharmacies short by about 1 across 28 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as pharmacies on the Missing map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the least. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Householders living alone as a share of all residents on the Amount map — US Census 2020 (NHGIS)
The map shows people living alone in every hex. Deer Valley has the highest concentration, with 8.5% of its population (124 people out of 1,470) living alone. Central City follows at 8%, and Camelback East at 7.2%.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows people living alone in every hex of Phoenix on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Deer Valley ranks #1, with 8.5% across 27 hexes (124 people living alone of 1,470). Central City ranks #2, with 8% across 37 hexes (4,149 people living alone of 51,671). Camelback East ranks #3, with 7.2% across 11 hexes (732 people living alone of 10,128). Tovrea (Central City) ranks #4, with 7% across 7 hexes (4 people living alone of 55). Encanto ranks #5, with 6.9% across 37 hexes (2,280 people living alone of 32,899).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as people living alone (2020) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
How mixed the kinds of nightlife place are, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Variety map — Overture Maps
Within a 10-minute walk, the most varied mix of nightlife kinds in Phoenix is around Central City: very mixed, with no single nightlife kind above 42%. Alhambra and Squaw Peak Terrace (Camelback East) follow, with no single nightlife kind above 40% and 58%.
One hex is too small to show a mix: where any are found, only one kind is there in 84 of every 100 hexes. Within a 10-minute walk 19 hexes are read together, so a mix has room to show. Counts mapped places of each kind; it says nothing about quality or price.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows how mixed the nightlife kinds are in every hex of Phoenix, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Variety map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Central City ranks #1: very mixed across 37 hexes (Cocktail Bar 42%, Dance Club 16%, Pub 15%). Alhambra ranks #2: very mixed across 37 hexes (Cocktail Bar 40%, Lounge 30%, Pub 10%). Squaw Peak Terrace (Camelback East) ranks #3: very mixed across 31 hexes (Cocktail Bar 58%, Wine Bar 17%, Pub 8%). North Mountain ranks #4: very mixed across 28 hexes (Pub 33%, Wine Bar 22%, Beer Bar 22%). Encanto ranks #5: very mixed across 27 hexes (Dance Club 40%, Pub 20%, Cocktail Bar 20%).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as nightlife kinds on the Variety map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Which Phoenix neighborhoods have far more married couples with children than average?
Married-couple families with own children under 18 as a share of all families, against the Phoenix average on the Fair share map — ACS 2018–2022
Around Desert View, married couples with children run at 1.5× the Phoenix average (11.4% here). Alhambra and Maryvale (south-west) (Maryvale) sit at 1.4× and 1.5×.
Compared with the whole-city figure; a per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex.
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This answer compares married couples with children in every hex of Phoenix with the city average on the Fair share map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Desert View ranks #1: 1.5× the average across 32 hexes. Alhambra ranks #2: 1.4× the average across 32 hexes. Maryvale (south-west) (Maryvale) ranks #3: 1.5× the average across 21 hexes. It spans Maryvale. Estrella ranks #4: 1.5× the average across 27 hexes. Maryvale (west) (Maryvale) ranks #5: 1.3× the average across 27 hexes. It spans Maryvale.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as married couples with children (2022) on the Fair share map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Children under five as a share of all residents on the Amount map — US Census 2020 (NHGIS), counted on April 1, 2020
The map shows where children under five are most common. Estrella (south) has the highest concentration, with 7.2% of its population being children under five (4 children under five of 61). Wild Flower and Central City (south-east) follow, both at 6.2%.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
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This answer shows the measure of children under five for every hex on the Amount map. It then groups the hexes with the highest measures into Standouts.
Estrella (south) ranks #1, with 7.2% of its population being children under five across 22 hexes (4 children under five of 61). This Standout spans the Estrella neighborhood. Wild Flower ranks #2, with 6.2% across 16 hexes (4 children under five of 64). Central City (south-east) ranks #3, with 6.2% across 11 hexes (16 children under five of 264), spanning the Central City neighborhood. Central City (south-east 2) ranks #4, with 5.8% across 13 hexes (6 children under five of 99), also spanning Central City. Estrella (south-west) ranks #5, with 4.7% across 13 hexes (2 children under five of 40), spanning Estrella.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as children under five (2020) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where do Phoenix's shops cluster, and is it a real cluster?
Mapped shops of every kind on the Clusters map — Overture Maps
Around Maryvale and Central Phoenix (Camelback East), shops form a cluster the test confirms as genuinely busy; the pattern is not chance. 298 hexes across Phoenix test as genuinely busy.
A two-sided test with a false-discovery cut; hexes at the edge of the data are not judged.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer tests every hex of Phoenix for shops against chance on the Clusters map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Maryvale ranks #1: genuinely busy across 34 hexes. Central Phoenix (Camelback East) ranks #2: genuinely busy across 27 hexes. Metrocenter (North Mountain) ranks #3: genuinely busy across 25 hexes. Encanto ranks #4: genuinely busy across 25 hexes. Deer Valley ranks #5: genuinely busy across 23 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as shops on the Clusters map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where are bank branches missing for the people who live there in Phoenix?
Mapped bank and credit-union branches within a 10-minute walk against the number Phoenix's rate predicts for the residents there, on the Missing map — Overture Maps and US Census 2020 (NHGIS)
Within a 10-minute walk of Paradise Valley, bank branches fall short of Phoenix's rate by about 1 (0 mapped, 1 expected). Alhambra and Maryvale (south-west) are short by about 4 and 1.
One hex is too small to show a shortfall: at the Phoenix rate, less than half of one is expected in nearly every hex. Within a 10-minute walk 19 hexes are read together, so a shortfall has room to show. Expected is modeled from the city rate. A zero means nothing mapped, never nothing there.
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This answer shows how many bank branches each hex of Phoenix is short of at the city's rate, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Missing map. It then groups the hexes with the least into the Standouts below. Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Paradise Valley ranks #1, short by about 1 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Alhambra ranks #2, short by about 4 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 4 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Maryvale (south-west) ranks #3, short by about 1 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). North Mountain ranks #4, short by about 1 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Maryvale (south-west 2) ranks #5, short by about 3 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 3 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex).
Measured as bank branches on the Missing map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the least. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where does rent take 30% or more of household income in Phoenix?
Renter households paying 30% or more of income in rent, as a share of renter households, on the Amount map — ACS 2018–2022
Renter households paying 30% or more of income in rent peaks around Deer Valley: 86.9% (17 renter households paying 30% or more of income in rent of 20). Laveen and Desert View follow at 86.8% and 79.5%.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
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This answer shows renter households paying 30% or more of income in rent in every hex of Phoenix on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Deer Valley ranks #1: 86.9% across 21 hexes (17 renter households paying 30% or more of income in rent of 20). Laveen ranks #2: 86.8% across 24 hexes (32 renter households paying 30% or more of income in rent of 37). Desert View ranks #3: 79.5% across 7 hexes (33 renter households paying 30% or more of income in rent of 41). North Mountain ranks #4: 78.4% across 30 hexes (158 renter households paying 30% or more of income in rent of 202). Camelback East ranks #5: 77.5% across 11 hexes (45 renter households paying 30% or more of income in rent of 58).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as renter households paying 30% or more of income in rent (2022) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Which Phoenix neighborhoods have more than their fair share of restaurants?
Mapped restaurants per resident against the Phoenix average on the Fair share map — Overture Maps and US Census 2020 (NHGIS)
Around Central City (south-east) (Central City), restaurants run at 8.5× the Phoenix average (255 restaurants for 10,706 residents). West Phoenix (Alhambra) and Biltmore Villas (Camelback East) sit at 7.7× and 20.2×.
Standout
Neighborhood
Against the average
Count
Base
Map
#1 Central City (south-east)also spans Central City
Central City as a whole has 570 restaurants for 61,246 residents, 3.2× Phoenix's rate.
Alhambra as a whole has 419 restaurants for 149,163 residents, 1.0× Phoenix's rate.
Camelback East as a whole has 653 restaurants for 144,378 residents, 1.5× Phoenix's rate.
Desert View as a whole has 195 restaurants for 55,519 residents, 1.2× Phoenix's rate.
Compared with the whole-city rate; a place record means it is mapped, not open or licensed.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer compares restaurants in every hex of Phoenix with the city average on the Fair share map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Central City (south-east) (Central City) ranks #1: 8.5× the average across 30 hexes (255 restaurants for 10,706 residents). It spans Central City. West Phoenix (Alhambra) ranks #2: 7.7× the average across 20 hexes (114 restaurants for 5,300 residents). Biltmore Villas (Camelback East) ranks #3: 20.2× the average across 9 hexes (91 restaurants for 1,603 residents). Desert View ranks #4: 40.0× the average across 9 hexes (81 restaurants for 719 residents). Central City (south-east 2) (Central City) ranks #5: 1994.4× the average across 8 hexes (74 restaurants for 13 residents). It spans Central City.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as restaurants on the Fair share map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Residents aged 75 and over as a share of all residents on the Amount map — US Census 2020 (NHGIS), counted on April 1, 2020
Residents aged 75 and over peak around Desert View (north-east) (Desert View): 19.1% (340 residents aged 75 and over of 1,782). Camelback East (east) (Camelback East) and Camelback East (east 2) (Camelback East) follow at 8.1% and 6.8%.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
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This answer shows residents aged 75 and over in every hex of Phoenix on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Desert View (north-east) (Desert View) ranks #1: 19.1% across 17 hexes (340 residents aged 75 and over of 1,782). It spans Desert View. Camelback East (east) (Camelback East) ranks #2: 8.1% across 17 hexes (62 residents aged 75 and over of 760). It spans Camelback East. Camelback East (east 2) (Camelback East) ranks #3: 6.8% across 5 hexes (7 residents aged 75 and over of 109). It spans Camelback East. Desert View (north-east 2) (Desert View) ranks #4: 6.8% across 7 hexes (4 residents aged 75 and over of 60). It spans Desert View. Desert View (north-east 3) (Desert View) ranks #5: 6.4% across 13 hexes (33 residents aged 75 and over of 516). It spans Desert View.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as residents aged 75 and over (2020) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Owner-occupied homes valued at $1,000,000 or more as a share of all owner-occupied homes on the Amount map — ACS 2018–2022
Homes valued at $1 million or more are most common in Camelback East (east), where 91.9% of homes (238 of 259) meet this value. Camelback East (east 2) follows with 68.1%, and Camelback East (east 3) has 65.7%.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
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This answer shows the proportion of homes valued at $1 million or more in each hex on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the highest proportions into Standouts.
Camelback East (east) ranks #1, with 91.9% of homes valued at $1 million or more across 27 hexes (238 of 259). Camelback East (east 2) ranks #2, with 68.1% across 16 hexes (409 of 601). Camelback East (east 3) ranks #3, with 65.7% across 21 hexes (342 of 521). Doubletree Canyon ranks #4, with 65.6% across 7 hexes (60 of 92). Camelback East (east 4) ranks #5, with 52.9% across 10 hexes (45 of 85).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as homes valued at $1 million or more (2022) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where is the poverty rate far above the Phoenix average?
Residents below the poverty level as a share of residents with a determined poverty status, against the Phoenix average on the Fair share map — ACS 2018–2022
Around Estrella, residents below the poverty level are at 2.3× the Phoenix average (6.6% here). Alhambra (south-east) and Maryvale have 1.9× and 1.7× the average.
Compared with the whole-city figure; a per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer uses the Fair share map to compare residents below the poverty level in every hex of Phoenix with the city average. The Standouts below group the hexes with the most residents below the poverty level.
Estrella ranks #1, with 2.3× the average across 36 hexes. Alhambra (south-east) ranks #2, with 1.9× the average across 35 hexes, spanning the neighborhood of Alhambra. Maryvale ranks #3, with 1.7× the average across 35 hexes. Alhambra (west) ranks #4, with 1.8× the average across 28 hexes, also spanning Alhambra. Downtown Phoenix ranks #5, with 1.8× the average across 35 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as residents below the poverty level (2022) on the Fair share map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
The Clusters map shows hotels are genuinely busy around Central City (south-east) and North Mountain, a pattern confirmed not to be chance. These are among the 296 hexes across Phoenix that test as genuinely busy for hotels.
Standout
Neighborhood
Verdict
Hexes
Map
#1 Central City (south-east)also spans Central City
A two-sided test with a false-discovery cut; hexes at the edge of the data are not judged.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer tests every hex of Phoenix for hotels against chance on the Clusters map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Central City (south-east) ranks #1, genuinely busy across 36 hexes. It spans Central City. North Mountain ranks #2, genuinely busy across 30 hexes. Central Phoenix ranks #3, genuinely busy across 25 hexes. Steeplechase ranks #4, genuinely busy across 21 hexes. Central City (south-east 2) ranks #5, genuinely busy across 20 hexes. It spans Central City.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as hotels on the Clusters map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where are parks missing for the people who live there in Phoenix?
Mapped parks within a 10-minute walk against the number Phoenix's rate predicts for the residents there, on the Missing map — Overture Maps and US Census 2020 (NHGIS)
Within a 10-minute walk of Deer Valley, parks fall short of Phoenix's rate by about 1 (0 mapped, 1 expected). Alhambra (north-east) (Alhambra) and Maryvale are each short by about 1.
One hex is too small to show a shortfall: at the Phoenix rate, less than half of one is expected in every hex. Within a 10-minute walk 19 hexes are read together, so a shortfall has room to show. Expected is modeled from the city rate. A zero means nothing mapped, never nothing there.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows how many parks each hex of Phoenix is short of at the city's rate, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Missing map, then groups the hexes with the least into the Standouts below.
Deer Valley ranks #1: short by about 1 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Alhambra (north-east) (Alhambra) ranks #2: short by about 1 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). It spans Alhambra. Maryvale ranks #3: short by about 1 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Alhambra (west) (Alhambra) ranks #4: short by about 1 across 36 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). It spans Alhambra. La Terraza (Maryvale) ranks #5: short by about 1 across 35 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as parks on the Missing map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the least. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Homes in buildings of 50 or more units as a share of all homes on the Amount map — ACS 2018–2022
Homes in buildings of 50 or more units peak around Desert View (north-east) (Desert View): 58.5% (623 homes in buildings of 50 or more units of 1,066). Desert View (north-east 2) (Desert View) and Camelback East follow at 53.1% and 52.6%.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows homes in buildings of 50 or more units in every hex of Phoenix on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Desert View (north-east) (Desert View) ranks #1: 58.5% across 16 hexes (623 homes in buildings of 50 or more units of 1,066). It spans Desert View. Desert View (north-east 2) (Desert View) ranks #2: 53.1% across 17 hexes (442 homes in buildings of 50 or more units of 832). It spans Desert View. Camelback East ranks #3: 52.6% across 21 hexes (374 homes in buildings of 50 or more units of 710). Desert View (north-east 3) (Desert View) ranks #4: 47.1% across 19 hexes (965 homes in buildings of 50 or more units of 2,050). It spans Desert View. Desert View (north-east 4) (Desert View) ranks #5: 46.4% across 16 hexes (352 homes in buildings of 50 or more units of 759). It spans Desert View.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as homes in buildings of 50 or more units (2022) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
How mixed the kinds of shop are, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Variety map — Overture Maps
Within a 10-minute walk, the most varied mix of shop kinds in Phoenix is around South Mountain: very mixed, with no single shop kind above 46%. Sunray Manor (North Mountain) and Alhambra (south-east) (Alhambra) follow, with no single shop kind above 48% and 54%.
Standout
Neighborhood
How mixed
Top kinds
Map
#1 South Mountain
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very mixed
Specialty Store 46%, Fashion And Apparel Store 20%, Food And Beverage Store 20%
One hex is too small to show a mix: where any are found, only one kind is there in 62 of every 100 hexes. Within a 10-minute walk 19 hexes are read together, so a mix has room to show. Counts mapped places of each kind; it says nothing about quality or price.
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This answer shows how mixed the shop kinds are in every hex of Phoenix, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Variety map. It then groups the hexes with the most variety into the Standouts below.
South Mountain ranks #1, showing a very mixed variety across 37 hexes (Specialty Store 46%, Fashion And Apparel Store 20%, Food And Beverage Store 20%). Sunray Manor (North Mountain) ranks #2, also very mixed across 37 hexes (Specialty Store 48%, Fashion And Apparel Store 18%, Food And Beverage Store 18%). Alhambra (south-east) (Alhambra) ranks #3, very mixed across 37 hexes (Specialty Store 54%, Second Hand Store 24%, Fashion And Apparel Store 13%). It spans Alhambra. Maryvale ranks #4, very mixed across 37 hexes (Specialty Store 45%, Food And Beverage Store 25%, Fashion And Apparel Store 22%). Alhambra (east) (Alhambra) ranks #5, very mixed across 37 hexes (Specialty Store 42%, Food And Beverage Store 24%, Fashion And Apparel Store 18%). It spans Alhambra.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as shop kinds on the Variety map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Detached single-family homes as a share of all homes on the Amount map — ACS 2018–2022
Detached single-family homes peak around Desert View (north-east) (Desert View): 100% (529 detached single-family homes of 529). Desert View (north-east 2) (Desert View) and Ahwatukee Foothills follow at 100% and 100%.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows detached single-family homes in every hex of Phoenix on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Desert View (north-east) (Desert View) ranks #1: 100% across 17 hexes (529 detached single-family homes of 529). It spans Desert View. Desert View (north-east 2) (Desert View) ranks #2: 100% across 17 hexes (1,102 detached single-family homes of 1,102). It spans Desert View. Ahwatukee Foothills ranks #3: 100% across 17 hexes (631 detached single-family homes of 631). Laveen (south) (Laveen) ranks #4: 100% across 16 hexes (304 detached single-family homes of 304). It spans Laveen. Laveen (south 2) (Laveen) ranks #5: 100% across 18 hexes (843 detached single-family homes of 843). It spans Laveen.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as detached single-family homes (2022) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where is Phoenix's cultural scene densest against the city average?
Mapped arts and entertainment places per km² against the Phoenix average on the Fair share map — Overture Maps
Around Central City (south-east), arts and entertainment places are 55.8× the Phoenix average, with 131 places across 2.2 km². Central City (south-east 2) and Central City (south-east 3) also show high concentrations, at 34.8× and 17.4× the average, respectively.
Standout
Neighborhood
Against the average
Count
Base
Map
#1 Central City (south-east)also spans Central City
Central City as a whole has 294 arts and entertainment places across 55 km², 5.3 per km², 5.9× Phoenix's figure.
Camelback East as a whole has 133 arts and entertainment places across 94 km², 1.4 per km², 1.6× Phoenix's figure.
Compared with the whole-city rate; a place record means it is mapped, not open or licensed.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer uses the Fair share map to compare arts and entertainment places in every hex of Phoenix with the city average. It then groups the hexes with the most arts and entertainment places into the Standouts below.
Central City (south-east) ranks #1, showing 55.8× the average across 18 hexes, with 131 arts and entertainment places across 2.2 km². This Standout spans Central City. Central City (south-east 2) ranks #2, with 34.8× the average across 15 hexes, containing 68 arts and entertainment places across 1.8 km². It also spans Central City. Central City (south-east 3) ranks #3, at 17.4× the average across 11 hexes, with 25 arts and entertainment places across 1.3 km², spanning Central City. Central Phoenix (Camelback East) ranks #4, showing 12.8× the average across 15 hexes, with 25 arts and entertainment places across 1.8 km². Central City (south-east 4) ranks #5, at 15.3× the average across 11 hexes, with 22 arts and entertainment places across 1.3 km², spanning Central City.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as arts and entertainment places on the Fair share map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Which Phoenix neighborhoods combine high household incomes with residents aged 25 to 39?
Overlap score — ACS 2018-2022 income levels ranked with 2020 Census age counts
In Phoenix, the highest-ranking Standouts are Laveen, Paradise Valley and Camelback East. Laveen leads with a score of 73.6/100 across 37 hexes, where the data shows median income: 113,996 and ≈2,767 residents aged 25-39. Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
A shortlist by 2 factors, not a site recommendation.
How this answer was built
Household income and the 25-39 age band are ranked together, high on both. They come from different censuses — income is an ACS 2018-2022 block-group estimate, the age count a 2020 Census 100% enumeration — and from different universes, households and people.
Measure
Direction
Importance
Why it’s here
Median household income in the past 12 months (in 2022 inflation-adjusted dollars)
More is better
50%
The ACS 2018-2022 household income figure, published per block group.
Male: 25 to 29 years
More is better
50%
The 25-29, 30-34 and 35-39 male and female cells of the 2020 Census sex-by-age table, summed and ranked once.
What this can’t tell you
It cannot say that the residents aged 25-39 are the ones with the high incomes. No table crosses age with income, so this is two separate distributions ranking high in the same hex: an overlap of hexes, not a description of anybody.
Try changing it
· Switch to household income brackets for a countable income figure instead of a level.
· Swap the age band for 18-24 or 65-and-over to move the profile.
All of these are adjustable on the Phoenix map on the Free Tier.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer ranks every hex in Phoenix on Median household income in the past 12 months (in 2022 inflation-adjusted dollars) (more is better, importance 50%) and Male: 25 to 29 years (more is better, importance 50%), then groups the top-scoring hexes into the Standouts below.
Laveen ranks #1 with a score of 73.6/100 across 37 hexes: median income: 113,996 and ≈2,767 residents aged 25-39. Paradise Valley ranks #2 with a score of 70.4/100 across 37 hexes: median income: 131,243 and ≈2,643 residents aged 25-39. Camelback East ranks #3 with a score of 69/100 across 37 hexes: median income: 124,480 and ≈2,131 residents aged 25-39. Desert View ranks #4 with a score of 68.7/100 across 37 hexes: median income: 193,174 and ≈882 residents aged 25-39. Deer Valley ranks #5 with a score of 68.5/100 across 37 hexes: median income: 124,407 and ≈1,831 residents aged 25-39.
Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Factors: Median household income in the past 12 months (in 2022 inflation-adjusted dollars) (2022) and Male: 25 to 29 years (2020). 7,836 of 8,979 hexes in Phoenix were eligible and ranked. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Homes built in 2010 or later as a share of all homes on the Amount map — ACS 2018–2022
Homes built in 2010 or later peak around Desert View (north) (Desert View): 79.3% (136 homes built in 2010 or later of 171). Desert View (north-east) (Desert View) and Desert View (north-east 2) (Desert View) follow at 60.6% and 60.2%.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows homes built in 2010 or later in every hex of Phoenix on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Desert View (north) (Desert View) ranks #1: 79.3% across 7 hexes (136 homes built in 2010 or later of 171). It spans Desert View. Desert View (north-east) (Desert View) ranks #2: 60.6% across 17 hexes (321 homes built in 2010 or later of 529). It spans Desert View. Desert View (north-east 2) (Desert View) ranks #3: 60.2% across 11 hexes (184 homes built in 2010 or later of 306). It spans Desert View. Desert View (north 2) (Desert View) ranks #4: 59.9% across 3 hexes (19 homes built in 2010 or later of 32). It spans Desert View. North Gateway ranks #5: 58.1% across 11 hexes (225 homes built in 2010 or later of 387).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as homes built in 2010 or later (2022) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where do Phoenix's large apartment buildings cluster?
Homes in buildings of 50 or more units on the Clusters map — ACS 2018–2022
Around Encanto and Camelback East (east), homes in large buildings form a cluster the test confirms as genuinely busy; the pattern is not chance. 829 hexes across Phoenix test as genuinely busy.
A two-sided test with a false-discovery cut; hexes at the edge of the data are not judged.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer tests every hex of Phoenix for homes in large buildings against chance on the Clusters map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Encanto ranks #1: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Camelback East (east) ranks #2: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. It spans Camelback East. Central City ranks #3: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Deer Valley ranks #4: genuinely busy across 36 hexes. Camelback East (east 2) ranks #5: genuinely busy across 35 hexes. It spans Camelback East.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as homes in large buildings (2022) on the Clusters map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where are Phoenix's nightlife neighborhoods with the best transit access?
Overlap score — mapped nightlife places ranked with transit stop density
In Phoenix, the highest-ranking Standouts are Central City (south-east), Alhambra, and Camelback East. Central City (south-east) leads with a score of 36.4/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈50 bars & nightlife places nearby and ≈8 transit stops. Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Standout
Neighborhood
Score
Headline factor
Map
#1 Central City (south-east)also spans Central City
A shortlist by 2 factors, not a site recommendation.
How this answer was built
Bar and nightlife place density ranked alongside transit stop density, both high. Getting home is part of a night out, so concentrations of places with strong transit are a different proposition from isolated ones.
Measure
Direction
Importance
Why it’s here
bar and nightlife
More is better
60%
Count of all mapped bar and nightlife places in the hex.
transit stop count
More is better
40%
Count of transit stops reachable from the hex.
What this can’t tell you
Stop presence is not late-night service — the data carries no operating hours for either the places or the transit, so a hex served only by a daytime route ranks the same as one on a night line.
Try changing it
· Add pedestrian street length to favor walkable concentrations of places.
· Swap nightlife for eat-and-drink places to widen it to the whole evening economy.
All of these are adjustable on the Phoenix map on the Free Tier.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer ranks every hex in Phoenix on bar and nightlife (more is better, importance 60%) and transit stop count (more is better, importance 40%), then groups the top-scoring hexes into Standouts.
Central City (south-east) ranks #1 with a score of 36.4/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈50 bars & nightlife places nearby and ≈8 transit stops. It spans Central City. Alhambra ranks #2 with a score of 22.4/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈17 bars & nightlife places nearby and ≈4 transit stops. Camelback East ranks #3 with a score of 12.8/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈19 bars & nightlife places nearby and ≈0 transit stops. Central City (south-east 2) ranks #4 with a score of 13.9/100 across 34 hexes, showing ≈7 bars & nightlife places nearby and ≈5 transit stops. It spans Central City. Encanto ranks #5 with a score of 13.4/100 across 28 hexes, showing ≈8 bars & nightlife places nearby and ≈2 transit stops.
Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Factors: bar and nightlife and transit stop count. 7,781 of 8,979 hexes in Phoenix were eligible and ranked. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Every answer reads Phoenix hex by hex on one of the map types below, then groups the hexes at the end it asks about into Standouts. Sources: US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Score — Each factor ranks every hex from 0 to 100 against the rest of the city; the Score adds them by importance, and a hex with no data for a factor is scored on the factors it has.
Amount — The Amount map shows one measure in every hex, as a total, per 1 000 residents, per km² or as a share of its category; a Standout pools the hexes inside its circle.
Variety — The Variety map scores how mixed a set of kinds is in each hex, from one kind only to an even mix; a Standout groups the most mixed third.
Fair share — The Fair share map divides each hex's rate by the whole city's rate, so 1× is exactly average; a Standout groups the hexes furthest from it on one side.
Missing — The Missing map applies the whole city's rate to each hex's residents to say how many there would be at that rate, and shows the difference in whole places.
Clusters — The Clusters map tests whether a hex and its neighbors hold more, or less, of a measure than chance would explain, with a correction for testing every hex at once.
Each hex is an H3 resolution 9 hexagon. Each Standout gathers hexes within 1.2 km of its center, and the 5 strongest are kept. Change the size on the map to widen or tighten them.
Hexes are only ranked where the thing being measured could actually exist, so a Less is better factor cannot present empty parkland as an opportunity. Shops, homes and offices need a building; transit stops, EV chargers and bike docks only need a street or path. A hex that already has some of the measure is always ranked.
Dating the numbers
The decennial census is a single-day count. Block-level age detail exists only for the census year; no official product updates it annually.
Places, buildings and transportation come from a dated Overture Maps release. A place record means the place is mapped, not that it is licensed, open, or of any particular size.
US Census 2020 (NHGIS) is a single vintage, so nothing here describes growth, decline or any change over time.
Counted as residents aged 25–39 on April 1, 2020, the US Census 2020 (NHGIS) reference date. Those residents are older now; census age bands are never rolled forward, because people move in, move away and die, and the published band cannot be re-aged without a full cohort model.
How far each answer can be pushed
Each question is labeled with a tier. The tier caps what the answer may claim, whatever the numbers say.
T4 — This is a ranking of hexes, not a measurement of people. The factors it combines are counted in different universes — the data contains no table crossing them — so a high rank means both factors rank high in the same hex, not that they describe the same residents.
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