Rent Affordability for A HVAC Technician in Arizona

A typical hvac technician in Arizona earns about $55,581 a year, which supports approximately $1,390 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. 5 of 57 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 52 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Winslow, AZ$1,050/mo22.7%affordable
Bisbee, AZ$1,100/mo23.7%affordable
South Tucson, AZ$1,167/mo25.2%affordable
Sierra Vista, AZ$1,341/mo29%affordable
Bullhead City, AZ$1,374/mo29.7%affordable
Kingman, AZ$1,392/mo30.1%stretched
Tortolita, AZ$1,401/mo30.2%stretched
Rio Rico, AZ$1,407/mo30.4%stretched
Youngtown, AZ$1,417/mo30.6%stretched
Tucson, AZ$1,425/mo30.8%stretched
Yuma, AZ$1,473/mo31.8%stretched
Green Valley, AZ$1,483/mo32%stretched
Arizona City, AZ$1,493/mo32.2%stretched
Glendale, AZ$1,524/mo32.9%stretched
Mesa, AZ$1,549/mo33.4%stretched
Phoenix, AZ$1,569/mo33.9%stretched
Coolidge, AZ$1,635/mo35.3%stretched
Tempe, AZ$1,667/mo36%stretched
Goodyear, AZ$1,697/mo36.6%stretched
Casa Grande, AZ$1,711/mo36.9%stretched
Oro Valley, AZ$1,716/mo37%stretched
Fort Mohave, AZ$1,725/mo37.2%stretched
Sun City, AZ$1,737/mo37.5%stretched
Apache Junction, AZ$1,741/mo37.6%stretched
Florence, AZ$1,743/mo37.6%stretched
Lake Havasu City, AZ$1,753/mo37.8%stretched
Prescott Valley, AZ$1,804/mo38.9%stretched
Wickenburg, AZ$1,800/mo38.9%stretched
Avondale, AZ$1,809/mo39.1%stretched
Maricopa, AZ$1,831/mo39.5%stretched
Prescott, AZ$1,841/mo39.7%stretched
Peoria, AZ$1,876/mo40.5%rent-burdened
Sahuarita, AZ$1,894/mo40.9%rent-burdened
Chandler, AZ$1,903/mo41.1%rent-burdened
Surprise, AZ$1,927/mo41.6%rent-burdened
El Mirage, AZ$1,931/mo41.7%rent-burdened
Cottonwood, AZ$1,940/mo41.9%rent-burdened
Sun City West, AZ$1,970/mo42.5%rent-burdened
Tolleson, AZ$1,984/mo42.8%rent-burdened
Buckeye, AZ$2,002/mo43.2%rent-burdened
Gold Canyon, AZ$2,013/mo43.5%rent-burdened
Gilbert, AZ$2,019/mo43.6%rent-burdened
San Tan Valley, AZ$2,058/mo44.4%rent-burdened
Vail, AZ$2,082/mo45%rent-burdened
Flagstaff, AZ$2,117/mo45.7%rent-burdened
Show Low, AZ$2,129/mo46%rent-burdened
Scottsdale, AZ$2,173/mo46.9%rent-burdened
Queen Creek, AZ$2,181/mo47.1%rent-burdened
Litchfield Park, AZ$2,180/mo47.1%rent-burdened
Marana, AZ$2,216/mo47.8%rent-burdened
Anthem, AZ$2,229/mo48.1%rent-burdened
Waddell, AZ$2,288/mo49.4%rent-burdened
Snowflake, AZ$2,332/mo50.3%severely rent-burdened
Fountain Hills, AZ$2,435/mo52.6%severely rent-burdened
Sedona, AZ$2,712/mo58.6%severely rent-burdened
Paradise Valley, AZ$2,905/mo62.7%severely rent-burdened
New River, AZ$3,632/mo78.4%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).