Rent Affordability for A Registered Nurse in Arizona

A typical registered nurse in Arizona earns about $91,646 a year, which supports approximately $2,291 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. 52 of 57 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 5 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Winslow, AZ$1,050/mo13.7%very comfortable
Bisbee, AZ$1,100/mo14.4%very comfortable
South Tucson, AZ$1,167/mo15.3%very comfortable
Bullhead City, AZ$1,354/mo17.7%very comfortable
Tortolita, AZ$1,387/mo18.2%very comfortable
Rio Rico, AZ$1,407/mo18.4%very comfortable
Sierra Vista, AZ$1,410/mo18.5%very comfortable
Tucson, AZ$1,421/mo18.6%very comfortable
Arizona City, AZ$1,430/mo18.7%very comfortable
Kingman, AZ$1,437/mo18.8%very comfortable
Green Valley, AZ$1,458/mo19.1%very comfortable
Yuma, AZ$1,493/mo19.5%very comfortable
Glendale, AZ$1,511/mo19.8%very comfortable
Youngtown, AZ$1,524/mo20%very comfortable
Mesa, AZ$1,540/mo20.2%affordable
Phoenix, AZ$1,567/mo20.5%affordable
Coolidge, AZ$1,599/mo20.9%affordable
Tempe, AZ$1,656/mo21.7%affordable
Wickenburg, AZ$1,698/mo22.2%affordable
Goodyear, AZ$1,694/mo22.2%affordable
Casa Grande, AZ$1,713/mo22.4%affordable
Lake Havasu City, AZ$1,720/mo22.5%affordable
Avondale, AZ$1,734/mo22.7%affordable
Oro Valley, AZ$1,743/mo22.8%affordable
Sun City, AZ$1,746/mo22.9%affordable
Florence, AZ$1,748/mo22.9%affordable
Apache Junction, AZ$1,763/mo23.1%affordable
Prescott Valley, AZ$1,779/mo23.3%affordable
Maricopa, AZ$1,792/mo23.5%affordable
Fort Mohave, AZ$1,792/mo23.5%affordable
Prescott, AZ$1,838/mo24.1%affordable
Peoria, AZ$1,863/mo24.4%affordable
Cottonwood, AZ$1,880/mo24.6%affordable
Chandler, AZ$1,908/mo25%affordable
Paradise Valley, AZ$1,919/mo25.1%affordable
El Mirage, AZ$1,921/mo25.2%affordable
Sahuarita, AZ$1,925/mo25.2%affordable
Surprise, AZ$1,929/mo25.3%affordable
Sun City West, AZ$1,956/mo25.6%affordable
Tolleson, AZ$1,985/mo26%affordable
Buckeye, AZ$1,992/mo26.1%affordable
Gold Canyon, AZ$2,013/mo26.4%affordable
Gilbert, AZ$2,068/mo27.1%affordable
San Tan Valley, AZ$2,067/mo27.1%affordable
Vail, AZ$2,112/mo27.7%affordable
Litchfield Park, AZ$2,116/mo27.7%affordable
Show Low, AZ$2,129/mo27.9%affordable
Scottsdale, AZ$2,145/mo28.1%affordable
Queen Creek, AZ$2,153/mo28.2%affordable
Flagstaff, AZ$2,226/mo29.1%affordable
Marana, AZ$2,225/mo29.1%affordable
Waddell, AZ$2,283/mo29.9%affordable
Fountain Hills, AZ$2,294/mo30%stretched
Snowflake, AZ$2,332/mo30.5%stretched
Anthem, AZ$2,421/mo31.7%stretched
Sedona, AZ$2,499/mo32.7%stretched
New River, AZ$3,632/mo47.6%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).