Metro area · CBSA 37740
Payson
The Payson, AZ metro area has 53,795 people. Median rent is $1,030, 19.9% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Gila County at $1,380. Of the 18 places we track here, San Carlos has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$61,986
Median home value
$269,400
Unemployment
7.0%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,380
HUD, Gila County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payson | 16,622 | $1,345 | 23.8% |
| Globe | 7,195 | $858 | 14.9% |
| San Carlos | 4,973 | $540 | 11.5% |
| Central Heights-Midland City | 2,909 | $994 | 19.4% |
| Star Valley | 2,525 | $966 | 17.7% |
| Tonto Basin | 1,750 | $1,030 | 24.3% |
| Pine | 1,740 | $1,375 | 27.8% |
| Miami | 1,405 | $954 | 28.0% |
| Claypool | 1,259 | $1,030 | 21.3% |
| Canyon Day | 1,182 | $869 | 28.8% |
| Strawberry | 1,094 | $951 | 18.9% |
| Peridot | 999 | $612 | 11.8% |
| Mesa del Caballo | 944 | $1,198 | 25.0% |
| Six Shooter Canyon | 811 | $923 | 17.9% |
| Round Valley | 631 | $1,030 | 19.9% |
| Roosevelt Estates | 593 | $697 | 15.6% |
| Gisela | 587 | $1,030 | 63.2% |
| Icehouse Canyon | 528 | $1,030 | 24.1% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.