Most Expensive Cities in Arizona
Most expensive cities in Arizona (population > 5,000) ranked by cost of living index.
| # |
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 |