Gilbert makes Arizona’s top 10 on 4 lists
Gilbert is ranked on 34 lists against the 140 Arizona towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 4 and the top quarter on 13.
The lists Gilbert does best on
Each list ranks every AZ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Gilbert marked.
Gilbert out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
1 spot from the top 3 for staying active
Lists where Gilbert sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Gilbert lands in the top half on 15 of 22 lists
Each dot is Gilbert’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in AZ, the right end is last. Areas where Gilbert does best come first.
Fewer seniors than 88% of Arizona
Not better or worse, just Gilbert’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Every AZ list, and where Gilbert lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
Healthiest#1 Kachina Village · 98 / 100
#5
Lowest obesity#1 Kachina Village · 21%
#26
Fewest smokers#1 Catalina Foothills · 6%
#16
Most active#1 Kachina Village · 12%
#4
Fewest uninsured#1 Paradise Valley · 4%
#24
Lowest depression#1 Sun City West · 14%
#29
Closest to a top hospital#1 Chandler · 1.7 mi
#4 
People
Most educated#1 Paradise Valley · 74.3%
#19
Youngest#1 Colorado City · 19.4
#40
Oldest#1 Sun City West · 74.8
#101
Most residents 65+#1 Sun City West · 85%
#122
Most kids#1 Colorado City · 46.1%
#19 Safety
Safest#1 Clarkdale · 6.9
#13 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Star Valley · 93.3%
#108
Most trails#1 Pima · 5.8 mi / sq mi
#76
Most walkable#1 Litchfield Park · 177 / sq mi
#5 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Avenue B and C · 0.2 yrs
#122
Cheapest rent#1 Eagar · $494/mo
#125
Lowest property tax#1 Avenue B and C · $274/yr
#106
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Kingman-Butler · 35.7%
#14 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Bagdad · 8.5 min
#80 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Heber-Overgaard · 55.6%
#115
Most new homes#1 Queen Creek · 28.4 per 1,000
#46
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Avra Valley · +96.2%
#43
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Clifton · 22.2 per home
#19 
The number on the right is Gilbert’s spot. All of Arizona’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 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.