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Ranked for Affordable Living

Best Places to Live in Arizona for Affordable Living

Low cost of living, rent, home prices, and total tax burden Ranked by how well each place fits the Affordable Living profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 25 places

  1. #1Fortuna FoothillsPopulation 27,552 · solid overall livability49% match
  2. #2TucsonPopulation 541,033 · strong overall livability46% match
  3. #3Sierra VistaPopulation 45,212 · solid overall livability46% match
  4. #4SahuaritaPopulation 34,238 · solid overall livability46% match
  5. #5Drexel HeightsPopulation 30,254 · solid overall livability46% match
  6. #6ChandlerPopulation 275,618 · solid overall livability37% match
  7. #7PeoriaPopulation 191,292 · solid overall livability37% match
  8. #8MaricopaPopulation 59,605 · solid overall livability37% match
  9. #9Prescott ValleyPopulation 47,015 · solid overall livability37% match
  10. #10Sun City WestPopulation 26,639 · solid overall livability37% match
  11. #11Catalina FoothillsPopulation 50,573 · solid overall livability31% match
  12. #12PhoenixPopulation 1,609,456 · solid overall livability26% match
  13. #13MesaPopulation 503,390 · solid overall livability26% match
  14. #14GilbertPopulation 267,267 · solid overall livability26% match
  15. #15GlendalePopulation 248,083 · solid overall livability26% match
  16. #16ScottsdalePopulation 240,537 · solid overall livability26% match
  17. #17TempePopulation 181,005 · solid overall livability26% match
  18. #18SurprisePopulation 145,591 · solid overall livability26% match
  19. #19San Tan ValleyPopulation 101,207 · solid overall livability26% match
  20. #20GoodyearPopulation 97,542 · mixed overall livability26% match
  21. #21YumaPopulation 96,314 · solid overall livability26% match
  22. #22BuckeyePopulation 95,042 · solid overall livability26% match
  23. #23AvondalePopulation 89,214 · solid overall livability26% match
  24. #24FlagstaffPopulation 76,177 · mixed overall livability26% match
  25. #25Casas AdobesPopulation 69,917 · solid overall livability26% match

Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.

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