Cost of Living in Arizona

2025 affordability guide — compare housing costs, rental prices, and living expenses across 440 cities in Arizona.

97.8
Avg COL Index
440
Cities Ranked
$236,646
Avg Home Value

Housing Market

$236,646

Average median home value across Arizona cities.

Rental Market

Rental data covers median monthly rent for tracked cities in Arizona.

Affordability

Near Average

COL index 97.8 vs. national average of 100. Your dollar goes further here.

Most & Least Expensive Cities in Arizona

Quick look at the cost extremes across Arizona.

All 20 Major Cities Ranked by Cost of Living

Sorted from most expensive to most affordable. Click any city for a detailed breakdown with housing, rental, and income data.

# City COL Index Affordability Median Home Median Rent
1 Paradise Valley 230.3 Very Expensive $2,000,001 N/A
2 Carefree 160.2 Very Expensive $1,066,600 N/A
3 Fort Valley CDP 148.7 Very Expensive $913,600 N/A
4 Cave Creek 139.5 Very Expensive $791,900 N/A
5 Freedom Acres CDP 136.4 Very Expensive $750,000 N/A
6 Rio Verde CDP 134.7 Very Expensive $728,300 N/A
7 Scottsdale 133.4 Very Expensive $709,900 N/A
8 Sedona 133.3 Very Expensive $708,400 N/A
9 Williamson CDP 132.8 Very Expensive $703,000 N/A
10 Citrus Park CDP 129.6 Very Expensive $659,700 N/A
11 Village of Oak Creek (Big Park) CDP 129.2 Very Expensive $654,000 N/A
12 Catalina Foothills CDP 125.4 Very Expensive $604,100 N/A
13 New River CDP 125.4 Very Expensive $603,700 N/A
14 Queen Creek 123.3 Very Expensive $576,600 N/A
15 Fountain Hills 123.2 Very Expensive $575,200 N/A
16 Tanque Verde CDP 123.1 Very Expensive $573,000 N/A
17 Timberline-Fernwood CDP 123.0 Very Expensive $572,100 N/A
18 Parks CDP 122.3 Very Expensive $562,900 N/A
19 Doney Park CDP 121.3 Very Expensive $549,500 N/A
20 Litchfield Park 121.2 Very Expensive $547,700 N/A

All 315 Cities in Arizona

Complete directory of every tracked city and town. Filter or scroll to find yours.

Ali Molina CDP (84.1) Alpine CDP (94.3) Antares CDP (88.2) Anthem CDP (118.8) Apache Junction (94.8) Arivaca CDP (85.9) Arivaca Junction CDP (91.1) Arizona City CDP (96.5) Arlington CDP (96.8) Ash Fork CDP (93.4) Avondale (106.2) Avra Valley CDP (91.7) Beaver Valley CDP (98.2) Bellemont CDP (114.3) Benson (91.0) Bisbee (95.8) Bitter Springs CDP (84.8) Black Canyon City CDP (101.6) Blackwater CDP (96.2) Blue Ridge CDP (111.7) Bluewater CDP (87.7) Bouse CDP (89.3) Bowie CDP (83.8) Brenda CDP (84.8) Buckeye (108.9) Bullhead City (94.8) Burnside CDP (82.2) Bylas CDP (82.7) Cactus Flats CDP (101.7) Cactus Forest CDP (90.6) Cameron CDP (84.4) Camp Verde (101.6) Canyon Day CDP (86.4) Carefree (160.2) Carrizo CDP (83.4) Casa Blanca CDP (86.4) Casa Grande (99.4) Casas Adobes CDP (103.4) Catalina CDP (100.1) Catalina Foothills CDP (125.4) Cave Creek (139.5) Cedar Creek CDP (84.6) Central CDP (111.8) Central Heights-Midland City CDP (89.3) Chandler (115.3) Chilchinbito CDP (83.6) Chinle CDP (82.9) Chino Valley (106.5) Cibecue CDP (84.1) Cibola CDP (82.8) Cienega Springs CDP (93.3) Circle City CDP (92.4) Citrus Park CDP (129.6) Clacks Canyon CDP (100.8) Clay Springs CDP (91.4) Claypool CDP (88.5) Clifton (85.0) Congress CDP (98.6) Coolidge (95.3) Copper Hill CDP (94.0) Cordes Lakes CDP (91.5) Cornfields CDP (82.9) Cornville CDP (106.5) Corona de Tucson CDP (106.5) Cottonwood (101.5) Crystal Beach CDP (100.4) Dateland CDP (95.2) Deer Creek CDP (103.7) Del Muerto CDP (85.4) Dennehotso CDP (83.9) Desert Hills CDP (98.0) Dewey-Humboldt (110.9) Dilkon CDP (85.8) Dolan Springs CDP (86.9) Doney Park CDP (121.3) Donovan Estates CDP (92.0) Douglas (90.4) Dragoon CDP (95.5) Drexel Heights CDP (97.5) Duncan (92.0) Eagar (97.4) East Fork CDP (90.1) East Verde Estates CDP (111.9) El Mirage (101.2) Elephant Head CDP (102.0) Elgin CDP (105.6) Eloy (98.3) First Mesa CDP (84.3) Flagstaff (117.8) Florence (104.3) Flowing Wells CDP (83.9) Forest Lakes CDP (111.0) Fort Apache CDP (84.2) Fort Defiance CDP (82.8) Fort Mohave CDP (100.6) Fort Thomas CDP (91.5) Fort Valley CDP (148.7) Fortuna Foothills CDP (93.2) Fountain Hills (123.2) Franklin CDP (88.5) Fredonia (99.8) Freedom Acres CDP (136.4) Gadsden CDP (92.7) Ganado CDP (81.7) Gila Bend (89.1) Gilbert (119.0) Gisela CDP (93.7) Glendale (106.1) Globe (96.1) Gold Canyon CDP (115.3) Golden Shores CDP (95.5) Golden Valley CDP (91.5) Goodyear (113.2) Greasewood CDP (91.7) Green Valley CDP (99.9) Greenehaven CDP (99.7) Gu Oidak CDP (86.8) Guadalupe (97.6) Hard Rock CDP (90.1) Hayden (82.8) Holbrook (90.4) Hondah CDP (86.9) Hotevilla-Bacavi CDP (89.5) Houck CDP (83.2) Huachuca City (89.4) Icehouse Canyon CDP (90.4) Indian Wells CDP (85.4) J-Six Ranchettes CDP (92.6) Jeddito CDP (82.4) Jerome (103.5) Joseph City CDP (93.1) Kachina Village CDP (110.5) Kaibab CDP (88.8) Kaibab Estates West CDP (93.8) Kaibito CDP (84.3) Keams Canyon CDP (85.8) Kearny (89.4) Kingman (98.2) Kino Springs CDP (88.0) Klagetoh CDP (81.9) Kohls Ranch CDP (108.3) Komatke CDP (89.2) Kykotsmovi Village CDP (88.0) Lake Havasu City (110.9) Lake Montezuma CDP (101.9) Lake of the Woods CDP (95.7) LeChee CDP (87.0) Leupp CDP (84.0) Linden CDP (110.0) Litchfield Park (121.2) Low Mountain CDP (89.1) Lukachukai CDP (83.6) Mammoth (87.4) Many Farms CDP (84.3) Marana (108.6) Maricopa (105.5) Mayer CDP (97.2) McNary CDP (83.5) McNeal CDP (88.5) Meadview CDP (91.5) Mesa (107.4) Mesa del Caballo CDP (97.7) Mescal CDP (93.7) Mesquite Creek CDP (93.4) Miami (85.6) Miracle Valley CDP (86.4) Moenkopi CDP (85.7) Mohave Valley CDP (97.8) Mountain View Ranches CDP (116.6) Mountainaire CDP (112.5) Munds Park CDP (109.9) Naco CDP (85.7) Nelson CDP (87.4) New Kingman-Butler CDP (87.6) New River CDP (125.4) Nogales (93.0) Oak Creek Canyon CDP (104.6) Oak Springs CDP (82.0) Oxbow Estates CDP (114.5) Page (99.0) Palominas CDP (94.6) Paradise Valley (230.3) Parker (99.0) Parker Strip CDP (95.0) Parks CDP (122.3) Patagonia (105.0) Paulden CDP (105.9) Payson (105.8) Peeples Valley CDP (100.4) Peridot CDP (84.5) Phoenix (108.7) Picture Rocks CDP (93.6) Pima (99.7) Pinal CDP (99.7) Pine CDP (111.3) Pinedale CDP (103.7) Pinetop Country Club CDP (111.0) Pinetop-Lakeside (105.0) Pinion Pines CDP (100.8) Pinon CDP (88.0) Prescott (119.7) Prescott Valley (108.3) Quartzsite (85.5) Queen Creek (123.3) Queen Valley CDP (96.6) Rainbow City CDP (87.0) Red Lake CDP (102.5) Red Mesa CDP (81.0) Red Rock CDP (Apache County) (85.5) Rincon Valley CDP (117.5) Rio Rico CDP (96.0) Rio Verde CDP (134.7) Rock Point CDP (81.5) Roosevelt Estates CDP (94.4) Rough Rock CDP (84.1) Round Rock CDP (84.4) Sacaton CDP (87.7) Saddlebrooke CDP (115.5) Safford (94.4) Sahuarita (105.7) Salome CDP (88.8) San Carlos CDP (85.1) San Jose CDP (92.2) San Luis (94.8) San Manuel CDP (88.5) San Simon CDP (82.8) San Tan Valley CDP (107.5) Santa Rosa CDP (87.1) Sawmill CDP (82.9) Scenic CDP (96.8) Scottsdale (133.4) Second Mesa CDP (85.8) Sedona (133.3) Seligman CDP (87.1) Seven Mile CDP (88.5) Shongopovi CDP (85.7) Shumway CDP (91.1) Sierra Vista (98.0) Sierra Vista Southeast CDP (99.7) Six Shooter Canyon CDP (96.2) Solomon CDP (98.7) Somerton (95.5) Sonoita CDP (112.3) South Tucson (91.4) Spring Valley CDP (92.7) Springerville (93.8) St. David CDP (89.1) St. Johns (93.6) St. Johns CDP (104.3) St. Michaels CDP (93.9) Stanfield CDP (89.5) Steamboat CDP (83.0) Stotonic Village CDP (88.4) Strawberry CDP (104.2) Summit CDP (91.4) Sun City West CDP (106.3) Sun Lakes CDP (112.0) Sunizona CDP (84.3) Sunsites CDP (90.1) Superior (90.3) Surprise (109.8) Swift Trail Junction CDP (93.8) Tacna CDP (89.1) Tanque Verde CDP (123.1) Taylor (101.8) Teec Nos Pos CDP (86.2) Tees Toh CDP (87.2) Tempe (111.7) Thatcher (100.6) Three Points CDP (91.1) Timberline-Fernwood CDP (123.0) Tolleson (101.6) Tonto Village CDP (103.4) Top-of-the-World CDP (80.8) Topawa CDP (88.0) Truxton CDP (87.3) Tsaile CDP (83.3) Tuba City CDP (85.0) Tubac CDP (116.2) Tucson (98.2) Tucson Estates CDP (94.3) Tucson Mountains CDP (114.4) Turkey Creek CDP (86.2) Vail CDP (107.6) Valencia West CDP (100.7) Valentine CDP (98.4) Valle Vista CDP (97.5) Village of Oak Creek (Big Park) CDP (129.2) Wagon Wheel CDP (99.5) Walnut Creek CDP (97.6) Wellton (86.2) Wellton Hills CDP (93.7) Whetstone CDP (95.1) Whispering Pines CDP (107.4) White Hills CDP (92.8) White Mountain Lake CDP (92.3) Whitecone CDP (89.8) Whiteriver CDP (84.3) Wickenburg (113.8) Wilhoit CDP (95.2) Willcox (91.7) Williams (114.4) Williamson CDP (132.8) Willow Valley CDP (99.4) Window Rock CDP (86.2) Winkelman (84.1) Winslow (90.8) Winslow West CDP (102.9) Wittmann CDP (97.2) Yarnell CDP (97.3) York CDP (92.5) Young CDP (98.9) Youngtown (101.3) Yucca CDP (83.8) Yuma (95.7)

Frequently Asked Questions

What states have the lowest cost of living?

States like Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Kansas typically have lower costs of living compared to coastal states.

What is the difference between RPP and COL Index?

RPP (Regional Price Parity) measures the price level for all items. COL Index combines RPP, housing, and rental data for a comprehensive comparison.

Data: BEA Regional Price Parities, U.S. Census Bureau ACS, HUD Fair Market Rents. Our Methodology · Data Sources

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