Rent Affordability for A Truck Driver in Arizona

A typical truck driver in Arizona earns about $55,009 a year, which supports approximately $1,375 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/mo22.9%affordable
Bisbee, AZ$1,100/mo24%affordable
South Tucson, AZ$1,167/mo25.5%affordable
Sierra Vista, AZ$1,341/mo29.3%affordable
Bullhead City, AZ$1,374/mo30%affordable
Kingman, AZ$1,392/mo30.4%stretched
Tortolita, AZ$1,401/mo30.6%stretched
Rio Rico, AZ$1,407/mo30.7%stretched
Youngtown, AZ$1,417/mo30.9%stretched
Tucson, AZ$1,425/mo31.1%stretched
Yuma, AZ$1,473/mo32.1%stretched
Green Valley, AZ$1,483/mo32.4%stretched
Arizona City, AZ$1,493/mo32.6%stretched
Glendale, AZ$1,524/mo33.2%stretched
Mesa, AZ$1,549/mo33.8%stretched
Phoenix, AZ$1,569/mo34.2%stretched
Coolidge, AZ$1,635/mo35.7%stretched
Tempe, AZ$1,667/mo36.4%stretched
Goodyear, AZ$1,697/mo37%stretched
Casa Grande, AZ$1,711/mo37.3%stretched
Oro Valley, AZ$1,716/mo37.4%stretched
Fort Mohave, AZ$1,725/mo37.6%stretched
Sun City, AZ$1,737/mo37.9%stretched
Apache Junction, AZ$1,741/mo38%stretched
Florence, AZ$1,743/mo38%stretched
Lake Havasu City, AZ$1,753/mo38.2%stretched
Wickenburg, AZ$1,800/mo39.3%stretched
Prescott Valley, AZ$1,804/mo39.4%stretched
Avondale, AZ$1,809/mo39.5%stretched
Maricopa, AZ$1,831/mo39.9%stretched
Prescott, AZ$1,841/mo40.2%rent-burdened
Peoria, AZ$1,876/mo40.9%rent-burdened
Sahuarita, AZ$1,894/mo41.3%rent-burdened
Chandler, AZ$1,903/mo41.5%rent-burdened
Surprise, AZ$1,927/mo42%rent-burdened
El Mirage, AZ$1,931/mo42.1%rent-burdened
Cottonwood, AZ$1,940/mo42.3%rent-burdened
Sun City West, AZ$1,970/mo43%rent-burdened
Tolleson, AZ$1,984/mo43.3%rent-burdened
Buckeye, AZ$2,002/mo43.7%rent-burdened
Gold Canyon, AZ$2,013/mo43.9%rent-burdened
Gilbert, AZ$2,019/mo44%rent-burdened
San Tan Valley, AZ$2,058/mo44.9%rent-burdened
Vail, AZ$2,082/mo45.4%rent-burdened
Flagstaff, AZ$2,117/mo46.2%rent-burdened
Show Low, AZ$2,129/mo46.4%rent-burdened
Scottsdale, AZ$2,173/mo47.4%rent-burdened
Queen Creek, AZ$2,181/mo47.6%rent-burdened
Litchfield Park, AZ$2,180/mo47.6%rent-burdened
Marana, AZ$2,216/mo48.3%rent-burdened
Anthem, AZ$2,229/mo48.6%rent-burdened
Waddell, AZ$2,288/mo49.9%rent-burdened
Snowflake, AZ$2,332/mo50.9%severely rent-burdened
Fountain Hills, AZ$2,435/mo53.1%severely rent-burdened
Sedona, AZ$2,712/mo59.2%severely rent-burdened
Paradise Valley, AZ$2,905/mo63.4%severely rent-burdened
New River, AZ$3,632/mo79.2%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).