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Towns where rent is easiest to afford in Arizona

Ranked by the share of renter households spending 30% or more of their income on rent, the federal "cost-burdened" line. 43 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

1 New Kingman-Butler 35.7% Median rent $1,018 Map of San Luis 2 San Luis 37.2% Median rent $741 3 Marana 41.8% Median rent $1,818
#TownRenters paying 30%+Median rentRenter households
1 New Kingman-Butler13,993 people 35.7% $1,018 2,046
2 Map of San Luis San Luis37,337 people 37.2% $741 2,725
3 Marana56,938 people 41.8% $1,818 3,291
4 Catalina Foothills52,593 people 43.3% $1,412 5,440
5 Map of San Tan Valley San Tan Valley109,189 people 44.7% $2,085 5,945
6 Map of Sahuarita Sahuarita35,862 people 44.9% $1,837 2,161
7 Coolidge16,636 people 45.4% $1,314 1,245
8 Nogales Nogales19,841 people 45.5% $737 3,009
9 Chandler280,136 people 45.6% $1,902 36,285
10 Douglas15,981 people 45.6% $772 1,507
11 Buckeye Buckeye104,923 people 45.7% $1,963 4,426
12 Cottonwood12,580 people 45.7% $1,120 2,931
13 Payson16,622 people 46.2% $1,345 1,929
14 Gilbert280,262 people 46.4% $2,110 24,912
15 Map of Oro Valley Oro Valley48,162 people 46.8% $1,669 4,849
16 Map of Sierra Vista Sierra Vista45,155 people 46.8% $1,150 6,811
17 Map of Kingman Kingman34,375 people 47.6% $1,058 4,512
18 Map of El Mirage El Mirage36,088 people 48.1% $1,806 3,208
19 Scottsdale Scottsdale243,821 people 48.2% $2,013 36,908
20 Map of Show Low Show Low12,102 people 48.2% $1,110 1,552
21 Prescott Valley Prescott Valley49,179 people 50.1% $1,580 5,488
22 Lake Havasu City58,359 people 51.5% $1,320 6,822
23 Casas Adobes72,059 people 51.7% $1,650 9,642
24 Phoenix1,642,323 people 51.8% $1,582 246,832
25 Map of Flowing Wells Flowing Wells16,559 people 52.2% $1,034 1,958
26 Yuma Yuma100,139 people 52.4% $1,114 11,854
27 Maricopa67,163 people 52.4% $1,998 3,168
28 Map of Fountain Hills Fountain Hills23,789 people 52.4% $1,890 1,556
29 Prescott47,400 people 52.5% $1,395 6,739
30 Map of Tempe Tempe188,065 people 52.7% $1,743 42,674
31 Bullhead City42,496 people 54.5% $1,079 5,765
32 Mesa Mesa511,764 people 55.1% $1,620 67,234
33 Avondale92,477 people 55.1% $1,832 11,097
34 Tucson547,073 people 55.4% $1,145 102,711
35 Surprise154,948 people 55.6% $2,033 11,260
36 Apache Junction41,058 people 55.7% $1,146 3,329
37 Casa Grande60,905 people 57.7% $1,386 5,202
38 Flagstaff76,445 people 58% $1,645 15,868
39 Glendale252,833 people 58.4% $1,528 36,067
40 Peoria196,906 people 59.1% $1,843 16,868
41 Goodyear107,645 people 64% $1,956 7,956
42 Sun City Sun City37,486 people 68.1% $1,569 3,210
43 Map of Green Valley Green Valley22,114 people 69.9% $1,171 1,587

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of renter households spending 30% or more of their income on rent, the federal "cost-burdened" line. Lower is better. Only towns with 1,000+ renter households are ranked, because smaller samples are too uncertain. The town with the lowest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for Arizona as a whole is 51.4%.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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