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Ranked for Outdoor Lovers

Best Places to Live in Arizona for Outdoor Lovers

Public land, clean air, small towns, sunny and mild Ranked by how well each place fits the Outdoor Lovers profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 25 places

  1. #1TucsonPopulation 541,033 · strong overall livability72% match
  2. #2San Tan ValleyPopulation 101,207 · solid overall livability72% match
  3. #3FlorencePopulation 25,783 · solid overall livability69% match
  4. #4Casas AdobesPopulation 69,917 · solid overall livability62% match
  5. #5Queen CreekPopulation 61,788 · solid overall livability62% match
  6. #6Lake Havasu CityPopulation 57,294 · solid overall livability56% match
  7. #7SahuaritaPopulation 34,238 · solid overall livability56% match
  8. #8Sierra VistaPopulation 45,212 · solid overall livability54% match
  9. #9Prescott ValleyPopulation 47,015 · solid overall livability51% match
  10. #10PrescottPopulation 46,054 · solid overall livability51% match
  11. #11Apache JunctionPopulation 38,855 · solid overall livability51% match
  12. #12Drexel HeightsPopulation 30,254 · solid overall livability46% match
  13. #13ScottsdalePopulation 240,537 · solid overall livability44% match
  14. #14GoodyearPopulation 97,542 · mixed overall livability44% match
  15. #15BuckeyePopulation 95,042 · solid overall livability44% match
  16. #16AvondalePopulation 89,214 · solid overall livability44% match
  17. #17Casa GrandePopulation 55,186 · solid overall livability44% match
  18. #18Oro ValleyPopulation 47,053 · solid overall livability44% match
  19. #19Catalina FoothillsPopulation 50,573 · solid overall livability41% match
  20. #20Sun City WestPopulation 26,639 · solid overall livability38% match
  21. #21MaranaPopulation 52,542 · solid overall livability28% match
  22. #22Bullhead CityPopulation 41,593 · solid overall livability26% match
  23. #23KingmanPopulation 33,052 · solid overall livability26% match
  24. #24PhoenixPopulation 1,609,456 · solid overall livability23% match
  25. #25MesaPopulation 503,390 · solid overall livability23% 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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