Most Affordable Cities in Arizona

Cost of living rankings for 94 cities in Arizona with uncapped home, rent, and income estimates. On average, Arizona is expensive with a statewide average Cost Index of 117.

1 source baseline is past its update cadence — newer official vintage not reflected

Cheapest City

Flowing Wells

Index: 68

Most Expensive

Paradise Valley

Index: 473

State Average

117

National: 100

Cities Ranked

eligible statewide total

Arizona Affordability Ranking

Showing 1–50 of 94 eligible cities — 50 on this page. Page 1 of 2.

#	City	Index	Home Value	Rent	Income
1	Flowing Wells	68	$41,100	$1,405	$39,774
2	New Kingman-Butler	75	$118,900	$1,229	$40,949
3	Tuba City	75	$65,800	$1,729	$61,338
4	Douglas	81	$173,745	$1,153	$42,019
5	Avra Valley	81	$158,400	$1,405	$54,132
6	Fortuna Foothills	85	$199,200	$1,244	$60,474
7	Nogales	85	$221,494	$1,041	$43,214
8	Winslow	86	$206,590	$1,264	$58,346
9	Tucson Estates	87	$205,400	$1,405	$66,582
10	San Luis	89	$238,589	$1,244	$59,400
11	Sierra Vista Southeast	90	$258,800	$1,153	$75,417
12	Picture Rocks	90	$230,300	$1,405	$61,634
13	Golden Valley	90	$245,671	$1,229	$42,585
14	Arizona City	91	$244,100	$1,368	$66,420
15	Globe	91	$239,425	$1,380	$69,170
16	Benson	91	$253,665	$1,147	$49,346
17	Drexel Heights	92	$250,100	$1,405	$73,508
18	Somerton	93	$268,186	$1,244	$74,015
19	Safford	94	$289,739	$1,159	$65,647
20	Fort Mohave	95	$294,300	$1,229	$64,815
21	Guadalupe	95	$233,660	$1,734	$51,354
22	Kingman	96	$274,905	$1,417	$61,792
23	Green Valley	96	$277,257	$1,466	$62,063
24	Rio Rico	97	$269,717	$1,650	$61,348
25	Three Points	97	$288,203	$1,405	$56,898
26	Yuma	98	$295,611	$1,459	$65,482
27	Sierra Vista	98	$301,435	$1,352	$70,291
28	Bullhead City	98	$299,786	$1,351	$50,556
29	Coolidge	99	$268,534	$1,651	$67,023
30	Eloy	100	$270,351	$1,734	$55,736
31	Valencia West	100	$323,000	$1,405	$99,884
32	Tucson	101	$321,918	$1,425	$57,073
33	Snowflake	101	$339,678	$1,264	$76,174
34	Thatcher	101	$353,544	$1,159	$82,917
35	Casas Adobes	103	$343,400	$1,405	$83,683
36	Sun City	103	$295,804	$1,770	$54,586
37	Youngtown	103	$297,180	$1,734	$68,321
38	Casa Grande	105	$316,044	$1,712	$69,983
39	Verde Village	106	$354,200	$1,550	$69,331
40	Florence	107	$327,113	$1,765	$79,644
41	Corona de Tucson	107	$382,700	$1,405	$132,568
42	Maricopa	109	$341,392	$1,790	$96,391
43	El Mirage	110	$338,636	$1,918	$78,050
44	Sahuarita	110	$349,034	$1,946	$104,680
45	Catalina	110	$402,463	$1,405	$78,207
46	Apache Junction	111	$370,360	$1,737	$60,975
47	Page	111	$376,679	$1,729	$88,826
48	Glendale	112	$401,811	$1,507	$73,530
49	Avondale	113	$394,129	$1,688	$86,123
50	Sun City West	113	$374,810	$1,850	$63,685

2026 edition — based on ACS 2024, Zillow 2026-08, HUD FY2027, and BEA 2024 dated sources. The edition year is not the observation year.

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