Buckeye, AZ: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Buckeye is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. It is Arizona's second-largest city by area, and it is the westernmost suburb in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 91,502, up from 50,876 in 2010, and 6,537 in 2000. It was the fastest-growing city in the United States for 2017, 2018, and 2021.

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How Buckeye ranks

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#2Fastest growing in AZ #2Highest graduation rate in AZ #27Highest income in AZ All AZ rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code85326, 85396

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Living in Buckeye

Housing in Buckeye

$391K▼ 1.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Buckeye home is worth about $391,000, down 1.7% in a year, 6% below the Arizona typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market67

Sale-to-list99.4%

Sold in May266

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Safety in Buckeye

B

Safety Grade B

Buckeye reports less crime per resident than 62% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Buckeye 1.6

Arizona 3.8

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Buckeye 7.5

Arizona 15.4

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Buckeye

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C⁺

School Grade C+

The public schools Buckeye’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 59% of Arizona’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

#52Best public schoolsof 117 in AZ

DistrictBuckeye Elementary District (4269)Schools41

Buckeye Elementary School C-Elementary · Grades PK–8 · 1,150 students Verrado Heritage Elementary School A-Elementary · Grades PK–8 · 1,014 students Blue Horizons Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 976 students Steven R. Jasinski Elementary School B-Elementary · Grades PK–8 · 855 students Verrado Elementary School A-Elementary · Grades PK–6 · 847 students John S McCain III Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 777 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within AZ. Ratings are from neighbors.

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