Cheapest Cities in Arizona

Most affordable cities in Arizona (population > 5,000) ranked by cost of living index.

Data current as of September 2026. Sources: US Census Bureau, Zillow, HUD, BEA.

#	City	Cost Index	Income	Rent	Population
1	Kayenta	60	$60,925	$786/mo	5,651
2	Tuba City	63	$61,092	$838/mo	8,265
3	Douglas	65	$39,350	$755/mo	16,118
4	Benson	66	$48,854	$759/mo	5,331
5	New Kingman-Butler	68	$42,604	$936/mo	14,281
6	Nogales	69	$40,745	$691/mo	19,753
7	San Luis	70	$57,364	$746/mo	35,998
8	Flowing Wells	72	$40,769	$1,123/mo	16,989
9	Winslow	72	$53,114	$929/mo	8,831
10	Somerton	75	$71,825	$909/mo	14,383
11	Three Points	75	$53,083	$988/mo	5,033
12	Safford	79	$65,727	$976/mo	10,217
13	Bullhead City	79	$47,717	$1,034/mo	42,193
14	Golden Valley	79	$43,940	$1,156/mo	7,999
15	Guadalupe	80	$58,507	$783/mo	5,293
16	Yuma	81	$62,546	$1,085/mo	98,461
17	Fortuna Foothills	81	$57,583	$1,178/mo	28,227
18	Kingman	82	$60,418	$990/mo	33,850
19	Globe	82	$66,545	$909/mo	7,230
20	Rio Rico	83	$63,692	$1,049/mo	21,798
21	Fort Mohave	84	$65,417	$968/mo	15,716
22	Apache Junction	84	$58,619	$1,019/mo	39,746
23	Sierra Vista	84	$69,783	$1,110/mo	45,203
24	Sierra Vista Southeast	84	$70,958	$1,050/mo	14,213
25	Arizona City	84	$54,519	$973/mo	8,681
26	Tucson Estates	84	$66,813	$1,168/mo	12,687
27	Eloy	85	$54,080	$938/mo	16,671
28	Thatcher	85	$77,455	$967/mo	5,354
29	Tucson	86	$54,546	$1,079/mo	543,348
30	Avra Valley	86	$53,085	—	6,364
31	Picture Rocks	88	$59,745	$1,301/mo	9,665
32	Camp Verde	88	$58,383	$1,026/mo	12,282
33	Show Low	88	$63,376	$1,055/mo	11,913
34	Coolidge	88	$57,161	$1,150/mo	15,300
35	Green Valley	89	$58,268	$1,135/mo	21,581
36	Cottonwood	90	$47,162	$1,080/mo	12,547
37	Drexel Heights	91	$75,152	$1,285/mo	27,636
38	Catalina	92	$79,092	$1,108/mo	6,908
39	Page	93	$88,452	—	7,407
40	Snowflake	93	$72,753	$1,304/mo	6,349
41	Youngtown	94	$68,472	$1,130/mo	6,985
42	Verde Village	95	$71,352	$1,154/mo	12,662
43	Casa Grande	98	$66,354	$1,315/mo	57,590
44	Chino Valley	98	$59,733	$1,178/mo	13,372
45	Tolleson	98	$55,015	$1,258/mo	7,233
46	Florence	98	$76,259	$1,163/mo	25,961
47	Sun City	102	$52,111	$1,457/mo	38,018
48	Payson	103	$65,175	$1,355/mo	16,494
49	Wickenburg	103	$65,253	$975/mo	7,468
50	Lake Havasu City	104	$66,264	$1,269/mo	58,037

See also: Most Expensive Cities in Arizona · Arizona Overview