Rent Affordability for A Bartender in Arizona

A typical bartender in Arizona earns about $34,076 a year, which supports approximately $852 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked Arizona city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.

As of May 2026. 0 of 57 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 57 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Winslow, AZ$1,050/mo37%stretched
Bisbee, AZ$1,100/mo38.7%stretched
South Tucson, AZ$1,167/mo41.1%rent-burdened
Bullhead City, AZ$1,354/mo47.7%rent-burdened
Tortolita, AZ$1,387/mo48.8%rent-burdened
Rio Rico, AZ$1,407/mo49.5%rent-burdened
Sierra Vista, AZ$1,410/mo49.7%rent-burdened
Tucson, AZ$1,421/mo50%severely rent-burdened
Arizona City, AZ$1,430/mo50.4%severely rent-burdened
Kingman, AZ$1,437/mo50.6%severely rent-burdened
Green Valley, AZ$1,458/mo51.3%severely rent-burdened
Yuma, AZ$1,493/mo52.6%severely rent-burdened
Glendale, AZ$1,511/mo53.2%severely rent-burdened
Youngtown, AZ$1,524/mo53.7%severely rent-burdened
Mesa, AZ$1,540/mo54.2%severely rent-burdened
Phoenix, AZ$1,567/mo55.2%severely rent-burdened
Coolidge, AZ$1,599/mo56.3%severely rent-burdened
Tempe, AZ$1,656/mo58.3%severely rent-burdened
Goodyear, AZ$1,694/mo59.7%severely rent-burdened
Wickenburg, AZ$1,698/mo59.8%severely rent-burdened
Casa Grande, AZ$1,713/mo60.3%severely rent-burdened
Lake Havasu City, AZ$1,720/mo60.6%severely rent-burdened
Avondale, AZ$1,734/mo61.1%severely rent-burdened
Oro Valley, AZ$1,743/mo61.4%severely rent-burdened
Sun City, AZ$1,746/mo61.5%severely rent-burdened
Florence, AZ$1,748/mo61.6%severely rent-burdened
Apache Junction, AZ$1,763/mo62.1%severely rent-burdened
Prescott Valley, AZ$1,779/mo62.6%severely rent-burdened
Maricopa, AZ$1,792/mo63.1%severely rent-burdened
Fort Mohave, AZ$1,792/mo63.1%severely rent-burdened
Prescott, AZ$1,838/mo64.7%severely rent-burdened
Peoria, AZ$1,863/mo65.6%severely rent-burdened
Cottonwood, AZ$1,880/mo66.2%severely rent-burdened
Chandler, AZ$1,908/mo67.2%severely rent-burdened
El Mirage, AZ$1,921/mo67.6%severely rent-burdened
Paradise Valley, AZ$1,919/mo67.6%severely rent-burdened
Sahuarita, AZ$1,925/mo67.8%severely rent-burdened
Surprise, AZ$1,929/mo67.9%severely rent-burdened
Sun City West, AZ$1,956/mo68.9%severely rent-burdened
Tolleson, AZ$1,985/mo69.9%severely rent-burdened
Buckeye, AZ$1,992/mo70.1%severely rent-burdened
Gold Canyon, AZ$2,013/mo70.9%severely rent-burdened
Gilbert, AZ$2,068/mo72.8%severely rent-burdened
San Tan Valley, AZ$2,067/mo72.8%severely rent-burdened
Vail, AZ$2,112/mo74.4%severely rent-burdened
Litchfield Park, AZ$2,116/mo74.5%severely rent-burdened
Show Low, AZ$2,129/mo75%severely rent-burdened
Scottsdale, AZ$2,145/mo75.5%severely rent-burdened
Queen Creek, AZ$2,153/mo75.8%severely rent-burdened
Flagstaff, AZ$2,226/mo78.4%severely rent-burdened
Marana, AZ$2,225/mo78.4%severely rent-burdened
Waddell, AZ$2,283/mo80.4%severely rent-burdened
Fountain Hills, AZ$2,294/mo80.8%severely rent-burdened
Snowflake, AZ$2,332/mo82.1%severely rent-burdened
Anthem, AZ$2,421/mo85.3%severely rent-burdened
Sedona, AZ$2,499/mo88%severely rent-burdened
New River, AZ$3,632/mo127.9%severely rent-burdened
Methodology: Salary is the BLS-derived state estimate for Arizona. Rent is the latest ZORI monthly value for each city. Affordability uses the 30% rule (rent ≤ 30% of gross income).