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Highest median rent, Arizona cities · 1990

Arizona cities ranked by median gross rent (1990 ACS). This list covers the 71 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 71 is $408.

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The US Census Bureau caps reported median gross rent at $1,000 for 1990. Places shown as “$1,000+” exceed that ceiling by an amount the Census does not publish, so their exact values (and the order among them) cannot be distinguished.

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS –

01Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,251$1,000+–

02Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,727$794–

03Sun City West, AZAZ27,425$787–

04Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,625$648–

05Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,924$621–

06Sun City, AZAZ37,486$615–

07Scottsdale, AZAZ243,006$597–

08Sedona, AZAZ9,619$591–

09Peoria, AZAZ200,881$590–

10Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,896$581–

11Green Valley, AZAZ22,114$535–

12Chandler, AZAZ278,748$517–

13Arizona City, AZAZ9,543$503–

14Tempe, AZAZ190,571$496–

15Oro Valley, AZAZ48,085$487–

16Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,358$484–

17Gilbert, AZAZ287,285$478–

18Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,136$477–

19Youngtown, AZAZ7,039$472–

20Mesa, AZAZ513,656$470–

21Flagstaff, AZAZ77,260$470–

22Yuma, AZAZ105,227$461–

23Golden Valley, AZAZ8,567$460–

24Cave Creek, AZAZ5,160$456–

25Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,423$451–

26Goodyear, AZAZ125,359$446–

27Page, AZAZ7,147$445–

28Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,481$442–

29Glendale, AZAZ260,572$439–

30Catalina, AZAZ6,489$437–

31Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,330$427–

32Prescott, AZAZ48,420$423–

33Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,907$417–

34Payson, AZAZ16,693$414–

35Show Low, AZAZ12,471$409–

36Avra Valley, AZAZ6,277$408–

37Chino Valley, AZAZ13,832$408–

38Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,448$403–

39Casa Grande, AZAZ69,753$402–

40Valencia West, AZAZ14,728$401–

41Surprise, AZAZ175,304$401–

42Apache Junction, AZAZ45,672$400–

43Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,559$396–

44Cottonwood, AZAZ12,709$396–

45Avondale, AZAZ100,983$393–

46Camp Verde, AZAZ12,581$390–

47Kingman, AZAZ35,829$388–

48Tucson, AZAZ548,371$377–

49New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,993$371–

50Wickenburg, AZAZ8,305$363–

51Queen Creek, AZAZ89,770$350–

52Tolleson, AZAZ9,224$350–

53Buckeye, AZAZ125,445$348–

54Florence, AZAZ25,222$343–

55Snowflake, AZAZ6,902$342–

56Globe, AZAZ7,191$342–

57Coolidge, AZAZ19,959$340–

58Nogales, AZAZ19,495$336–

59Winslow, AZAZ8,464$331–

60Marana, AZAZ65,523$322–

61Safford, AZAZ10,279$320–

62El Mirage, AZAZ35,820$315–

63Benson, AZAZ5,532$314–

64Somerton, AZAZ14,934$313–

65Thatcher, AZAZ5,690$313–

66Guadalupe, AZAZ5,093$299–

67Eloy, AZAZ19,967$298–

68Three Points, AZAZ5,254$291–

69San Luis, AZAZ42,030$291–

70Tuba City, AZAZ7,960$275–

71Douglas, AZAZ16,038$273–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS