Phoenix
What’s happening
Weather
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Local news
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The Phoenix album
Outdoors in Phoenix
Parks & trails →Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
c. 1910
Phoenix fire department engine number 3 in the early 20th century, c. 1910
Postcard · Wikimedia Commons
About Phoenix
Capital and most populous city of Arizona, U.S.Phoenix ( FEE-niks) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona. With over 1.6 million residents at the 2020 census, Phoenix is the fifth-most populous city in the United States and the most populous state capital. The Phoenix metropolitan area, with an estimated 5.19 million residents, is the tenth-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. and the most populous in the Mountain states and Southwest. Phoenix is the county seat of Maricopa County in the Salt River Valley and Arizona Sun Corridor and, with an area of 517.9 square miles (1,341 square kilometers), is the largest city by area in Arizona and 11th-largest city by area in the United States. Phoenix was settl…
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How Phoenix ranks
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Housing in Phoenix
The typical Phoenix home is worth about $406,000, down 1.5% in a year, close to the Arizona typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Phoenix
Safety Grade D
Phoenix reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 91% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 30%.
Schools in Phoenix
All Phoenix schools →School Grade A-
The public schools Phoenix’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 77% of Arizona’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within AZ. Ratings are from neighbors.
