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Ranked for Great Weather

Best Places to Live in Arizona for Great Weather

Dry, sunny, and comfortable year-round Ranked by how well each place fits the Great Weather profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 25 places

  1. #1PhoenixPopulation 1,609,456 · solid overall livability93% match
  2. #2MesaPopulation 503,390 · solid overall livability93% match
  3. #3ChandlerPopulation 275,618 · solid overall livability93% match
  4. #4GilbertPopulation 267,267 · solid overall livability93% match
  5. #5GlendalePopulation 248,083 · solid overall livability93% match
  6. #6ScottsdalePopulation 240,537 · solid overall livability93% match
  7. #7PeoriaPopulation 191,292 · solid overall livability93% match
  8. #8TempePopulation 181,005 · solid overall livability93% match
  9. #9SurprisePopulation 145,591 · solid overall livability93% match
  10. #10San Tan ValleyPopulation 101,207 · solid overall livability93% match
  11. #11GoodyearPopulation 97,542 · mixed overall livability93% match
  12. #12BuckeyePopulation 95,042 · solid overall livability93% match
  13. #13AvondalePopulation 89,214 · solid overall livability93% match
  14. #14Queen CreekPopulation 61,788 · solid overall livability93% match
  15. #15MaricopaPopulation 59,605 · solid overall livability93% match
  16. #16Casa GrandePopulation 55,186 · solid overall livability93% match
  17. #17Apache JunctionPopulation 38,855 · solid overall livability93% match
  18. #18Sun CityPopulation 37,748 · solid overall livability93% match
  19. #19El MiragePopulation 35,652 · solid overall livability93% match
  20. #20Sun City WestPopulation 26,639 · solid overall livability93% match
  21. #21FlorencePopulation 25,783 · solid overall livability93% match
  22. #22TucsonPopulation 541,033 · strong overall livability78% match
  23. #23Casas AdobesPopulation 69,917 · solid overall livability78% match
  24. #24Catalina FoothillsPopulation 50,573 · solid overall livability78% match
  25. #25Oro ValleyPopulation 47,053 · solid overall livability78% 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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