Rent Affordability for A Welder in Arizona

A typical welder in Arizona earns about $49,868 a year, which supports approximately $1,247 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. 3 of 57 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 54 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Winslow, AZ$1,050/mo25.3%affordable
Bisbee, AZ$1,100/mo26.5%affordable
South Tucson, AZ$1,167/mo28.1%affordable
Bullhead City, AZ$1,354/mo32.6%stretched
Tortolita, AZ$1,387/mo33.4%stretched
Sierra Vista, AZ$1,410/mo33.9%stretched
Rio Rico, AZ$1,407/mo33.9%stretched
Tucson, AZ$1,421/mo34.2%stretched
Arizona City, AZ$1,430/mo34.4%stretched
Kingman, AZ$1,437/mo34.6%stretched
Green Valley, AZ$1,458/mo35.1%stretched
Yuma, AZ$1,493/mo35.9%stretched
Glendale, AZ$1,511/mo36.4%stretched
Youngtown, AZ$1,524/mo36.7%stretched
Mesa, AZ$1,540/mo37.1%stretched
Phoenix, AZ$1,567/mo37.7%stretched
Coolidge, AZ$1,599/mo38.5%stretched
Tempe, AZ$1,656/mo39.8%stretched
Goodyear, AZ$1,694/mo40.8%rent-burdened
Wickenburg, AZ$1,698/mo40.9%rent-burdened
Casa Grande, AZ$1,713/mo41.2%rent-burdened
Lake Havasu City, AZ$1,720/mo41.4%rent-burdened
Avondale, AZ$1,734/mo41.7%rent-burdened
Oro Valley, AZ$1,743/mo41.9%rent-burdened
Sun City, AZ$1,746/mo42%rent-burdened
Florence, AZ$1,748/mo42.1%rent-burdened
Apache Junction, AZ$1,763/mo42.4%rent-burdened
Prescott Valley, AZ$1,779/mo42.8%rent-burdened
Maricopa, AZ$1,792/mo43.1%rent-burdened
Fort Mohave, AZ$1,792/mo43.1%rent-burdened
Prescott, AZ$1,838/mo44.2%rent-burdened
Peoria, AZ$1,863/mo44.8%rent-burdened
Cottonwood, AZ$1,880/mo45.2%rent-burdened
Chandler, AZ$1,908/mo45.9%rent-burdened
El Mirage, AZ$1,921/mo46.2%rent-burdened
Paradise Valley, AZ$1,919/mo46.2%rent-burdened
Sahuarita, AZ$1,925/mo46.3%rent-burdened
Surprise, AZ$1,929/mo46.4%rent-burdened
Sun City West, AZ$1,956/mo47.1%rent-burdened
Tolleson, AZ$1,985/mo47.8%rent-burdened
Buckeye, AZ$1,992/mo47.9%rent-burdened
Gold Canyon, AZ$2,013/mo48.4%rent-burdened
San Tan Valley, AZ$2,067/mo49.7%rent-burdened
Gilbert, AZ$2,068/mo49.8%rent-burdened
Vail, AZ$2,112/mo50.8%severely rent-burdened
Litchfield Park, AZ$2,116/mo50.9%severely rent-burdened
Show Low, AZ$2,129/mo51.2%severely rent-burdened
Scottsdale, AZ$2,145/mo51.6%severely rent-burdened
Queen Creek, AZ$2,153/mo51.8%severely rent-burdened
Marana, AZ$2,225/mo53.5%severely rent-burdened
Flagstaff, AZ$2,226/mo53.6%severely rent-burdened
Waddell, AZ$2,283/mo54.9%severely rent-burdened
Fountain Hills, AZ$2,294/mo55.2%severely rent-burdened
Snowflake, AZ$2,332/mo56.1%severely rent-burdened
Anthem, AZ$2,421/mo58.3%severely rent-burdened
Sedona, AZ$2,499/mo60.1%severely rent-burdened
New River, AZ$3,632/mo87.4%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).