Rent Affordability for A Lawyer in Arizona

A typical lawyer in Arizona earns about $171,176 a year, which supports approximately $4,279 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. 57 of 57 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 0 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Winslow, AZ$1,050/mo7.4%very comfortable
Bisbee, AZ$1,100/mo7.7%very comfortable
South Tucson, AZ$1,167/mo8.2%very comfortable
Sierra Vista, AZ$1,341/mo9.4%very comfortable
Bullhead City, AZ$1,374/mo9.6%very comfortable
Kingman, AZ$1,392/mo9.8%very comfortable
Tortolita, AZ$1,401/mo9.8%very comfortable
Rio Rico, AZ$1,407/mo9.9%very comfortable
Youngtown, AZ$1,417/mo9.9%very comfortable
Tucson, AZ$1,425/mo10%very comfortable
Yuma, AZ$1,473/mo10.3%very comfortable
Green Valley, AZ$1,483/mo10.4%very comfortable
Arizona City, AZ$1,493/mo10.5%very comfortable
Glendale, AZ$1,524/mo10.7%very comfortable
Mesa, AZ$1,549/mo10.9%very comfortable
Phoenix, AZ$1,569/mo11%very comfortable
Coolidge, AZ$1,635/mo11.5%very comfortable
Tempe, AZ$1,667/mo11.7%very comfortable
Goodyear, AZ$1,697/mo11.9%very comfortable
Casa Grande, AZ$1,711/mo12%very comfortable
Oro Valley, AZ$1,716/mo12%very comfortable
Fort Mohave, AZ$1,725/mo12.1%very comfortable
Apache Junction, AZ$1,741/mo12.2%very comfortable
Sun City, AZ$1,737/mo12.2%very comfortable
Florence, AZ$1,743/mo12.2%very comfortable
Lake Havasu City, AZ$1,753/mo12.3%very comfortable
Prescott Valley, AZ$1,804/mo12.6%very comfortable
Wickenburg, AZ$1,800/mo12.6%very comfortable
Avondale, AZ$1,809/mo12.7%very comfortable
Maricopa, AZ$1,831/mo12.8%very comfortable
Prescott, AZ$1,841/mo12.9%very comfortable
Peoria, AZ$1,876/mo13.2%very comfortable
Chandler, AZ$1,903/mo13.3%very comfortable
Sahuarita, AZ$1,894/mo13.3%very comfortable
Surprise, AZ$1,927/mo13.5%very comfortable
El Mirage, AZ$1,931/mo13.5%very comfortable
Cottonwood, AZ$1,940/mo13.6%very comfortable
Sun City West, AZ$1,970/mo13.8%very comfortable
Tolleson, AZ$1,984/mo13.9%very comfortable
Buckeye, AZ$2,002/mo14%very comfortable
Gold Canyon, AZ$2,013/mo14.1%very comfortable
Gilbert, AZ$2,019/mo14.2%very comfortable
San Tan Valley, AZ$2,058/mo14.4%very comfortable
Vail, AZ$2,082/mo14.6%very comfortable
Flagstaff, AZ$2,117/mo14.8%very comfortable
Show Low, AZ$2,129/mo14.9%very comfortable
Scottsdale, AZ$2,173/mo15.2%very comfortable
Queen Creek, AZ$2,181/mo15.3%very comfortable
Litchfield Park, AZ$2,180/mo15.3%very comfortable
Marana, AZ$2,216/mo15.5%very comfortable
Anthem, AZ$2,229/mo15.6%very comfortable
Waddell, AZ$2,288/mo16%very comfortable
Snowflake, AZ$2,332/mo16.3%very comfortable
Fountain Hills, AZ$2,435/mo17.1%very comfortable
Sedona, AZ$2,712/mo19%very comfortable
Paradise Valley, AZ$2,905/mo20.4%affordable
New River, AZ$3,632/mo25.5%affordable
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).