Metro area · CBSA 38060
Phoenix
The Phoenix, AZ metro area has 5,028,754 people. Median rent is $1,702, 23.1% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Maricopa County at $1,734. Of the 63 places we track here, Carefree has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$88,301
Median home value
$440,900
Unemployment
4.7%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,734
HUD, Maricopa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | 1,642,323 | $1,582 | 23.3% |
| Mesa | 511,764 | $1,620 | 23.5% |
| Gilbert | 280,262 | $2,110 | 20.7% |
| Chandler | 280,136 | $1,902 | 21.1% |
| Glendale | 252,833 | $1,528 | 24.9% |
| Scottsdale | 243,821 | $2,013 | 21.8% |
| Peoria | 196,906 | $1,843 | 23.1% |
| Tempe | 188,065 | $1,743 | 26.3% |
| Surprise | 154,948 | $2,033 | 25.2% |
| San Tan Valley | 109,189 | $2,085 | 25.9% |
| Goodyear | 107,645 | $1,956 | 22.7% |
| Buckeye | 104,923 | $1,963 | 23.7% |
| Avondale | 92,477 | $1,832 | 25.5% |
| Queen Creek | 71,867 | $2,210 | 18.7% |
| Maricopa | 67,163 | $1,998 | 24.9% |
| Casa Grande | 60,905 | $1,386 | 23.8% |
| Apache Junction | 41,058 | $1,146 | 22.6% |
| Sun City | 37,486 | $1,569 | 34.5% |
| El Mirage | 36,088 | $1,806 | 27.8% |
| Sun City West | 27,425 | $1,672 | 31.5% |
| Florence | 25,570 | $1,302 | 19.6% |
| Fountain Hills | 23,789 | $1,890 | 20.1% |
| Anthem | 22,584 | $2,548 | 25.4% |
| New River | 18,240 | $1,948 | 17.4% |
| Eloy | 17,433 | $978 | 21.1% |
| Coolidge | 16,636 | $1,314 | 23.5% |
| Sun Lakes | 13,924 | $1,938 | 34.3% |
| Gold Canyon | 13,107 | $1,542 | 19.8% |
| Saddlebrooke | 13,085 | $2,774 | 37.5% |
| Paradise Valley | 12,611 | $3,501 | 17.0% |
| Arizona City | 9,543 | $990 | 17.9% |
| Wickenburg | 8,059 | $991 | 17.6% |
| Tolleson | 7,668 | $1,309 | 26.3% |
| Youngtown | 7,015 | $1,157 | 20.3% |
| Litchfield Park | 6,916 | $1,922 | 18.3% |
| Guadalupe | 5,272 | $872 | 20.4% |
| Citrus Park | 5,115 | $2,863 | 24.4% |
| Cave Creek | 5,091 | $2,493 | 27.9% |
| Carefree | 3,683 | $1,538 | 12.5% |
| San Manuel | 3,491 | $708 | 17.6% |
| Sacaton | 3,429 | $1,537 | 23.0% |
| Red Rock | 3,277 | $1,537 | 23.0% |
| Oracle | 3,146 | $839 | 15.8% |
| Superior | 2,535 | $881 | 23.5% |
| Rio Verde | 2,261 | $1,708 | 15.6% |
| Kearny | 2,109 | $1,065 | 15.9% |
| Blackwater | 1,958 | $1,537 | 71.2% |
| Casa Blanca | 1,697 | $395 | 15.7% |
| Gila Bend | 1,363 | $1,069 | 24.5% |
| Mammoth | 1,191 | $1,146 | 29.1% |
| Ak-Chin Village | 1,132 | $1,537 | 39.0% |
| Queen Valley | 1,118 | $1,537 | 32.7% |
| Circle City | 1,089 | $1,708 | 48.9% |
| Maricopa Colony | 836 | $1,708 | 59.2% |
| Gila Crossing | 830 | $1,708 | 34.0% |
| Komatke | 809 | $1,708 | 54.3% |
| Dudleyville | 684 | $1,537 | 40.3% |
| Stanfield | 646 | $1,537 | 64.8% |
| Cactus Forest | 640 | $946 | 14.1% |
| St. Johns | 631 | $1,708 | 23.0% |
| Wittmann | 631 | $1,708 | 23.0% |
| Sacaton Flats Village | 604 | $1,537 | 23.0% |
| Goodyear Village | 590 | $1,537 | 24.8% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.