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Least affordable housing, Arizona cities

Arizona cities ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2023 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 94 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Sedona, AZAZ9,61910.7+113%

02Village of Oak Creek (Big Park), AZAZ6,3569.2–

03Cave Creek, AZAZ5,1608.5+93%

04Williamson, AZAZ6,3108.2+63%

05Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,2518.1+67%

06Prescott, AZAZ48,4208.0+90%

07Flagstaff, AZAZ77,2607.7+93%

08Scottsdale, AZAZ243,0067.1+100%

09Wickenburg, AZAZ8,3057.0+95%

10Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,9246.7+103%

11Cottonwood, AZAZ12,7096.7+98%

12Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,3586.5+146%

13Chino Valley, AZAZ13,8326.4+118%

14Sun City West, AZAZ27,4255.9+81%

15Doney Park, AZAZ6,2535.8–

16Tempe, AZAZ190,5715.7+91%

17Catalina Foothills, AZAZ52,5935.7+52%

18Payson, AZAZ16,6935.6+55%

19Saddlebrooke, AZAZ13,0855.6–

20Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,4235.5+91%

21Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,6255.5+65%

22Gold Canyon, AZAZ13,1075.4–

23Guadalupe, AZAZ5,0935.3+175%

24Glendale, AZAZ260,5725.3+109%

25Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,4815.2+99%

26Sun City, AZAZ37,4865.1+81%

27Tolleson, AZAZ9,2245.1+156%

28Citrus Park, AZAZ5,1155.1–

29Verde, AZAZ11,9305.1–

30Tanque Verde, AZAZ15,8665.0+77%

31Show Low, AZAZ12,4715.0+78%

32Mesa, AZAZ513,6564.9+88%

33Peoria, AZAZ200,8814.8+109%

34New River, AZAZ18,2404.8+58%

35Green Valley, AZAZ22,1144.7+63%

36Anthem, AZAZ22,5844.7–

37Chandler, AZAZ278,7484.7+103%

38Gilbert, AZAZ287,2854.7+103%

39Youngtown, AZAZ7,0394.7+67%

40Tucson, AZAZ548,3714.7+58%

41Camp Verde, AZAZ12,5814.6+70%

42Avondale, AZAZ100,9834.6+84%

43Eloy, AZAZ19,9674.6+151%

44Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,7274.6+93%

45Goodyear, AZAZ125,3594.6+72%

46Fort Mohave, AZAZ15,7154.5–

47Surprise, AZAZ175,3044.5+62%

48Queen Creek, AZAZ89,7704.5+58%

49Oro Valley, AZAZ48,0854.4+54%

50Florence, AZAZ25,2224.3+121%

51Casa Grande, AZAZ69,7534.3+97%

52Kingman, AZAZ35,8294.3+74%

53Nogales, AZAZ19,4954.3+13%

54San Tan Valley, AZAZ109,1894.2–

55Buckeye, AZAZ125,4454.2+104%

56Bullhead City, AZAZ43,9874.2+85%

57Rincon Valley, AZAZ6,5124.1–

58Golden Valley, AZAZ8,5674.1+88%

59El Mirage, AZAZ35,8204.1+81%

60Casas Adobes, AZAZ72,0594.1+56%

61Maricopa, AZAZ78,3623.9+59%

62Coolidge, AZAZ19,9593.8+100%

63San Luis, AZAZ42,0303.8+35%

64Douglas, AZAZ16,0383.8+24%

65Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,4483.7+70%

66Arizona City, AZAZ9,5433.7+67%

67Marana, AZAZ65,5233.7+52%

68Rio Rico, AZAZ22,0173.7–

69Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,9073.6+39%

70Snowflake, AZAZ6,9023.6+51%

71Catalina, AZAZ6,4893.5+46%

72Tucson Mountains, AZAZ11,3533.5–

73Yuma, AZAZ105,2273.5+59%

74Sahuarita, AZAZ37,6943.5+36%

75Apache Junction, AZAZ45,6723.5+55%

76Thatcher, AZAZ5,6903.5+33%

77Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,3303.4+60%

78Page, AZAZ7,1473.4+67%

79Drexel Heights, AZAZ27,6753.4+62%

80Three Points, AZAZ5,2543.3+37%

81Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,8963.3+49%

82Valencia West, AZAZ14,7283.2+49%

83Vail, AZAZ16,3153.2+24%

84Somerton, AZAZ14,9343.1+24%

85Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,1363.1+49%

86Safford, AZAZ10,2793.0+16%

87Benson, AZAZ5,5323.0+63%

88Globe, AZAZ7,1913.0+28%

89Avra Valley, AZAZ6,2772.9+41%

90New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,9932.9+52%

91Corona de Tucson, AZAZ9,5662.9+41%

92Winslow, AZAZ8,4642.9+43%

93Tuba City, AZAZ7,9601.1+26%

94Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,5591.0−37%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES