Best rent-to-income cities in Arizona

Cities in Arizona ranked by lowest rent as a percentage of median household income. Cities with 15,000+ residents.

Key findings

Queen Creek ranks first, with rent at 18.8% of median household income.
Across all 38 cities on this list, the median rent is $1,831/mo.

Data as of September 2026. Twelve months of median rent as a share of Census median household income (5-year estimates). Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)

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38 cities

Rank	City	Rent/income	Median rent	Income	Vs. a year ago
01	Queen CreekAZ Pop. 72KCompare →	18.8%	$2,229/mo	$141,978	↑1 from #2
02	VailAZ Pop. 16KCompare →	18.9%	$2,063/mo	$130,904	↓1 from #1
03	GilbertAZ Pop. 280KCompare →	20.4%	$2,079/mo	$122,551	↑1 from #4
04	Oro ValleyAZ Pop. 48KCompare →	20.5%	$1,831/mo	$107,117	↓1 from #3
05	ChandlerAZ Pop. 280KCompare →	21.0%	$1,893/mo	$108,095	same
06	Sierra VistaAZ Pop. 45KCompare →	22.0%	$1,287/mo	$70,291	same
07	MaricopaAZ Pop. 67KCompare →	22.1%	$1,773/mo	$96,391	↑1 from #8
08	MesaAZ Pop. 512KCompare →	22.2%	$1,532/mo	$82,752	↑1 from #9
09	SahuaritaAZ Pop. 36KCompare →	22.5%	$1,963/mo	$104,680	↓2 from #7
10	ScottsdaleAZ Pop. 244KCompare →	22.9%	$2,114/mo	$110,886	same
11	MaranaAZ Pop. 57KCompare →	23.1%	$2,165/mo	$112,606	same
12	AvondaleAZ Pop. 92KCompare →	23.1%	$1,658/mo	$86,123	↑2 from #14
13	PhoenixAZ Pop. 1.6MCompare →	23.2%	$1,571/mo	$81,332	same
14	PeoriaAZ Pop. 197KCompare →	23.2%	$1,851/mo	$95,815	↓2 from #12
15	BuckeyeAZ Pop. 105KCompare →	23.9%	$1,978/mo	$99,486	same
16	SurpriseAZ Pop. 155KCompare →	24.1%	$1,942/mo	$96,711	same
17	TempeAZ Pop. 188KCompare →	24.4%	$1,623/mo	$79,663	↑1 from #18
18	GlendaleAZ Pop. 253KCompare →	24.7%	$1,511/mo	$73,530	↑1 from #19
19	Fountain HillsAZ Pop. 24KCompare →	24.8%	$2,332/mo	$112,654	↓2 from #17
20	San Tan ValleyAZ Pop. 109KCompare →	24.9%	$2,009/mo	$96,713	same
21	AnthemAZ Pop. 23KCompare →	25.2%	$2,532/mo	$120,613	same
22	YumaAZ Pop. 100KCompare →	26.1%	$1,425/mo	$65,482	same
23	FlorenceAZ Pop. 26KCompare →	27.1%	$1,796/mo	$79,644	same
24	KingmanAZ Pop. 34KCompare →	28.1%	$1,446/mo	$61,792	↑3 from #27
25	CoolidgeAZ Pop. 17KCompare →	28.2%	$1,575/mo	$67,023	↓1 from #24
26	Green ValleyAZ Pop. 22KCompare →	28.3%	$1,465/mo	$62,063	--
27	Casa GrandeAZ Pop. 61KCompare →	28.7%	$1,673/mo	$69,983	↓1 from #26
28	Prescott ValleyAZ Pop. 49KCompare →	28.9%	$1,793/mo	$74,569	same
29	Lake Havasu CityAZ Pop. 58KCompare →	29.1%	$1,704/mo	$70,148	↓4 from #25
30	El MirageAZ Pop. 36KCompare →	29.2%	$1,897/mo	$78,050	same
31	TucsonAZ Pop. 547KCompare →	30.0%	$1,428/mo	$57,073	↓2 from #29
32	PrescottAZ Pop. 47KCompare →	31.4%	$1,857/mo	$70,874	↓1 from #31
33	Bullhead CityAZ Pop. 42KCompare →	34.0%	$1,432/mo	$50,556	same
34	Fort MohaveAZ Pop. 16KCompare →	34.4%	$1,858/mo	$64,815	same
35	Apache JunctionAZ Pop. 41KCompare →	34.8%	$1,767/mo	$60,975	same
36	FlagstaffAZ Pop. 76KCompare →	35.7%	$2,128/mo	$71,512	same
37	Sun City WestAZ Pop. 27KCompare →	35.8%	$1,898/mo	$63,685	↓5 from #32
38	Sun CityAZ Pop. 37KCompare →	39.4%	$1,791/mo	$54,586	↓1 from #37