Most Expensive Cities in Arizona

Most expensive 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	Paradise Valley	307	$236,250	$3,501/mo	12,621
2	Citrus Park	176	$136,653	$2,823/mo	5,136
3	Cave Creek	165	$102,589	$2,096/mo	5,033
4	Saddlebrooke	156	$90,888	$2,645/mo	12,616
5	Scottsdale	153	$107,372	$1,910/mo	242,169
6	Queen Creek	150	$134,719	$2,176/mo	66,369
7	Litchfield Park	149	$124,973	$2,230/mo	6,871
8	Anthem	147	$117,846	$2,258/mo	22,622
9	Tanque Verde	145	$119,212	$2,145/mo	15,531
10	New River	142	$120,279	$1,837/mo	18,365
11	Gilbert	141	$121,351	$2,028/mo	271,118
12	Fountain Hills	138	$104,788	$1,781/mo	23,768
13	Village of Oak Creek (Big Park)	137	$80,197	$1,640/mo	6,340
14	Sedona	135	$67,374	$1,421/mo	9,770
15	Chandler	130	$103,691	$1,806/mo	278,123
16	Goodyear	129	$101,814	$1,848/mo	102,891
17	Sun Lakes	128	$63,545	$1,875/mo	14,079
18	Surprise	127	$93,371	$1,917/mo	149,519
19	Peoria	125	$93,403	$1,743/mo	194,338
20	Catalina Foothills	123	$113,201	$1,332/mo	51,756
21	San Tan Valley	123	$93,642	$1,857/mo	105,231
22	Corona de Tucson	123	$127,743	$2,004/mo	9,039
23	Maricopa	123	$94,208	$1,919/mo	62,986
24	Buckeye	121	$98,778	$1,742/mo	99,844
25	Flagstaff	121	$68,041	$1,555/mo	76,333
26	Tempe	120	$77,643	$1,623/mo	186,419
27	Vail	120	$121,385	$1,854/mo	15,722
28	Marana	119	$108,256	$1,702/mo	54,487
29	Williamson	119	$89,083	$919/mo	6,112
30	Oro Valley	118	$105,342	$1,602/mo	47,595
31	Avondale	118	$81,260	$1,731/mo	90,644
32	Doney Park	117	$111,262	—	5,947
33	Prescott	116	$69,151	$1,304/mo	46,744
34	Sun City West	116	$63,792	$1,658/mo	27,003
35	Sahuarita	115	$100,719	$1,763/mo	35,012
36	Rincon Valley	114	$132,167	—	5,851
37	Tucson Mountains	114	$132,946	$1,417/mo	11,428
38	Phoenix	112	$77,041	$1,458/mo	1,624,832
39	Gold Canyon	112	$85,833	$1,213/mo	12,488
40	Mesa	111	$78,779	$1,478/mo	507,478
41	El Mirage	111	$74,764	$1,682/mo	35,823
42	Prescott Valley	109	$70,793	$1,471/mo	48,048
43	Glendale	107	$70,139	$1,397/mo	250,193
44	Casas Adobes	105	$81,041	$1,516/mo	70,770
45	Valencia West	105	$90,758	$1,605/mo	13,834
46	Lake Havasu City	104	$66,264	$1,269/mo	58,037
47	Wickenburg	103	$65,253	$975/mo	7,468
48	Payson	103	$65,175	$1,355/mo	16,494
49	Sun City	102	$52,111	$1,457/mo	38,018
50	Florence	98	$76,259	$1,163/mo	25,961

See also: Cheapest Cities in Arizona · Arizona Overview