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 51–94 of 94 eligible cities — 44 on this page. Page 2 of 2.

#	City	Index	Home Value	Rent	Income
51	Phoenix	114	$405,689	$1,574	$81,332
52	Payson	114	$444,603	$1,380	$67,710
53	Cottonwood	114	$390,534	$1,818	$48,448
54	Camp Verde	115	$430,990	$1,550	$69,203
55	Mesa	116	$429,657	$1,538	$82,752
56	Buckeye	116	$391,351	$1,975	$99,486
57	San Tan Valley	117	$392,485	$2,035	$96,713
58	Tolleson	117	$390,205	$2,004	$59,626
59	Vail	118	$404,527	$2,053	$130,904
60	Tucson Mountains	118	$473,200	$1,405	$134,474
61	Surprise	119	$415,995	$1,947	$96,711
62	Sun Lakes	119	$455,200	$1,734	$67,853
63	Lake Havasu City	120	$462,037	$1,694	$70,148
64	Marana	120	$417,076	$2,190	$112,606
65	Tempe	121	$461,342	$1,649	$79,663
66	Goodyear	121	$462,929	$1,683	$103,319
67	Prescott Valley	121	$457,059	$1,825	$74,569
68	Show Low	121	$437,831	$2,075	$60,368
69	Saddlebrooke	124	$498,700	$1,734	$88,686
70	Peoria	125	$480,596	$1,870	$95,815
71	Oro Valley	125	$499,053	$1,772	$107,117
72	Gold Canyon	126	$477,944	$1,937	$93,377
73	Rincon Valley	126	$547,300	$1,405	$132,098
74	Wickenburg	127	$505,449	$1,734	$67,600
75	Chandler	129	$515,351	$1,868	$108,095
76	Chino Valley	131	$497,456	$2,306	$61,237
77	Litchfield Park	132	$514,723	$2,081	$126,250
78	Tanque Verde	133	$607,900	$1,405	$121,599
79	Prescott	137	$597,307	$1,805	$70,874
80	Gilbert	138	$566,873	$2,075	$122,551
81	Catalina Foothills	138	$652,000	$1,405	$115,304
82	Doney Park	138	$613,300	$1,729	$104,967
83	Anthem	141	$558,811	$2,474	$120,613
84	Queen Creek	146	$627,355	$2,190	$141,978
85	Flagstaff	148	$656,451	$2,166	$71,512
86	Williamson	149	$732,300	$1,550	$89,398
87	Village of Oak Creek (Big Park)	150	$741,100	$1,550	$80,878
88	Citrus Park	150	$722,500	$1,734	$141,026
89	Fountain Hills	151	$660,663	$2,323	$112,654
90	New River	156	$757,416	$1,734	$134,289
91	Scottsdale	171	$851,107	$2,127	$110,886
92	Sedona	181	$899,296	$2,657	$73,738
93	Cave Creek	189	$1,044,391	$1,734	$107,067
94	Paradise Valley	473	$3,522,707	$1,618	$247,159

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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