Cost of living in Arizona

Arizona at a glance

Median rent

$1,543

Census ACS, B25064, monthly

Median household income

$79,964

Census ACS, B19013, yearly

Median home value

$394,500

Census ACS, B25077

Median property tax bill

$1,879

Census ACS, B25103, yearly, current owners

Mean commute

25 min

Census ACS, DP03, one way

Unemployment

5.1%

Census ACS, DP03

Arizona's own published state rows, never an average of its counties. Prices overall run 1% above the national average (BEA regional price parity, 2024).

Census ACS 2024 five-year estimates, checked November 2026.

The three most populous counties in Arizona

These are the most populous places in Arizona, not a match to you. Set what matters to you on Find your fit and this becomes your three closest matches here. Made-up answers work too. This is a tool, not a survey.

• Maricopa County

  Population

  4.56M

  Rent

  $1,708

  Household income

  $89,300

  Prop. tax (yearly)

  $1,983

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• Pima County

  Population

  1.06M

  Rent

  $1,212

  Household income

  $70,315

  Prop. tax (yearly)

  $2,272

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• Pinal County

  Population

  469K

  Rent

  $1,537

  Household income

  $80,266

  Prop. tax (yearly)

  $1,636

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Arizona, worth the trip

Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th state. Mexico ceded Arizona to the United States in 1848 as part of New Mexico and sold the southernmost region in the Gadsden Purchase of 1853. Arizona became separate from New Mexico in 1863.

• Grand Canyon National Park

  A mile-deep canyon along 278 miles of the Colorado River, with viewpoints on both the north and south rims.

• Saguaro National Park

  Giant saguaro cacti, the largest in the nation, in desert districts east and west of Tucson.

• Montezuma Castle National Monument

  A 20-room dwelling set into a limestone cliff, protected as a national monument since 1906.

History: Encyclopaedia Britannica. Each place links to the page of the agency that looks after it.

Property tax in Arizona

Current owners in Arizona pay a median 0.48% of home value a year in property tax. Example: $1,879 a year, the median bill. By county, the median bill runs from $518 in Greenlee County to $2,272 in Pima County. These are bills that current owners pay, as the Census measures them. Each county's own figure is in the table below.

In Arizona Prop 117 limits the limited property value to 5% growth a year, and the limit passes to the buyer. A buyer inherits the seller's capped value, so these owners' figures are a fair guide for a buyer too.

Health in Arizona

Life expectancy

76.7 yrs

County Health Rankings, from CDC NCHS vital statistics

No health insurance

12.7%

County Health Rankings, from Census SAHIE, people under 65

Poor or fair health

18.5%

County Health Rankings, from CDC BRFSS. Modeled, not counted

Injury deaths per 100K people

101

County Health Rankings, from CDC NCHS, counted deaths

Each is the figure County Health Rankings publishes for Arizona as a whole, never an average of its counties. Each county's own health readings are on its page.

Natural hazards in Arizona

Expected yearly loss, statewide

$3.6B

All natural hazards, an average year. Larger states lose more

Building loss rate

$1.83

Per $1,000 of building value, each year. Fair to compare between states

Costliest hazard

Inland flooding

$2.0B of the expected yearly loss, the largest share of any hazard FEMA assesses

Air quality

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The EPA publishes air quality by county and metro area, never by state. It is on each county's page

FEMA publishes a risk score for counties and none for states, so none is shown here. Each county's score is on its own page.

New homes permitted in Arizona

Side by side

Maricopa County, AZ is the largest county here. Set it beside another place, reading by reading.

The largest counties in Arizona

By population, from the Census release named below. Each opens its own page.

1. 1Maricopa County4.56M
2. 2Pima County1.06M
3. 3Pinal County469K
4. 4Yavapai County245K
5. 5Mohave County221K
6. 6Yuma County212K
7. 7Coconino County145K
8. 8Cochise County126K
9. 9Navajo County108K
10. 10Apache County65.3K

All 15 counties in Arizona

Each has its published readings on its own page. Press a column to sort by it. Pick one, or open the map to see them shaded side by side.

Household income, home value and population are on each county's own page, and in this table on a wider screen.

Where these numbers come from

Each reading is the published figure, not an estimate. A dash means the source did not publish one, or published one too uncertain to print.

• State figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 20245-year estimates, the state's own row (tables B25064, B19013, B25077, B25103, B01003, DP03).
• County figures: the same survey, each county's own row, as on every county page.
• Price level: Bureau of Economic Analysis, regional price parities, 2024, all items, state-level.
• Health: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, the state's own row. Poor or fair health is a modeled estimate from CDC survey data. The other three are counted or calculated.
• Natural hazards: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025, state table, expected annual loss. This product uses FEMA data but is not endorsed by FEMA.
• Air quality has no state figure: the EPA publishes it by county and metro area only.
• Photographs: Wikimedia Commons and the county photo feed, each credited to its photographer under its own licence, beneath the picture.

What to do with these numbers

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