Bagdad is #1 in Arizona for short commutes
Bagdad is ranked on 29 lists against the 140 Arizona towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 5.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every AZ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Bagdad marked.
More year-round than 100% of Arizona
Not better or worse, just Bagdad’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Bagdad lands in the top half on 8 of 17 lists
Each dot is Bagdad’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in AZ, the right end is last. Areas where Bagdad does best come first.
3 spots from the top 3 for cheap rent
Lists where Bagdad sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every AZ list, and where Bagdad lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Bagdad · 8.5 min
#1 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Avenue B and C · 0.2 yrs
Cheapest rent#1 Eagar · $494/mo
#6
Lowest property tax#1 Avenue B and C · $274/yr
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Kingman-Butler · 35.7%
Health
Healthiest#1 Kachina Village · 98 / 100
#44
Lowest obesity#1 Kachina Village · 21%
#32
Fewest smokers#1 Catalina Foothills · 6%
#91
Most active#1 Kachina Village · 12%
#33
Fewest uninsured#1 Paradise Valley · 4%
#75
Lowest depression#1 Sun City West · 14%
#109
Closest to a top hospital#1 Chandler · 1.7 mi
#112 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Star Valley · 93.3%
#60
Most trails#1 Pima · 5.8 mi / sq mi
#96
Most walkable#1 Litchfield Park · 177 / sq mi
#114 People
Most educated#1 Paradise Valley · 74.3%
#121
Youngest#1 Colorado City · 19.4
#3
Oldest#1 Sun City West · 74.8
#138
Most residents 65+#1 Sun City West · 85%
#136
Most kids#1 Colorado City · 46.1%
#3 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Flagstaff · 90 in
#31
Least snow#1 Cottonwood · 1.0 in
#7
F
Mildest winters#1 Fort Mohave · 45.1°
#80
Hottest summers#1 Mohave Valley · 111.1°
#94
Coolest summers#1 Williams · 82.0°
#45
Longest growing season#1 Phoenix · 331 days
#82
Wettest#1 Kachina Village · 23 in
#26 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Heber-Overgaard · 55.6%
#139
Most new homes#1 Queen Creek · 28.4 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Avra Valley · +96.2%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Clifton · 22.2 per home
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Cottonwood · 16.0 per resident
Most library borrowing#1 Sedona · 20.8 per resident
Best libraries for kids#1 Cave Creek · 41.8 per child
Safety
Safest#1 Clarkdale · 6.9
The number on the right is Bagdad’s spot. All of Arizona’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every AZ list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.