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Phoenix, AZ · the CityFunIndex

Affordability in Phoenix

Phoenix ranks T#63 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 53 — Fun. That puts it in the 54th percentile nationally and #5 of 8 in Arizona.

affordability score
53
Fun
National rank
T#63 of 134
In Arizona
#5 of 8
Percentile
54th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Phoenix sits 3 points above the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

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Ranked around Phoenix

  1. #61 Boston, MA 55
  2. #62 Fort Worth, TX 54
  3. T#63 Phoenix, AZ — this page 53
  4. #65 Burlington, VT 52
  5. #66 Montgomery, AL 51

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Bismarck, ND 100
  2. #2 Sioux Falls, SD 99
  3. T#3 Billings, MT 98
  4. T#3 Virginia Beach, VA 98
  5. #5 Portland, ME 97

More about Phoenix

Phoenix scores 41 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: