What is the #1 most expensive cities in arizona?

#	City	Population	COL Index
1	Paradise Valley	12,621	318.3
2	Fort Valley	1,803	273.6
3	Rio Verde	2,271	230.8
4	Carefree	3,672	224.8
5	Citrus Park	5,136	223.2
6	Rincon Valley	5,851	206.2
7	Timberline-Fernwood	2,326	194.8
8	Litchfield Park	6,871	193.9
9	Queen Creek	66,369	192.4
10	Tanque Verde	15,531	192.1
11	Doney Park	5,947	190.9
12	New River	18,365	186.3
13	Scottsdale	242,169	185.1
14	Cave Creek	5,033	185.0
15	Gilbert	271,118	184.6
16	Anthem	22,622	180.0
17	Mountain View Ranches	1,924	179.7
18	Corona de Tucson	9,039	179.5
19	Tucson Mountains	11,428	178.6
20	Saddlebrooke	12,616	177.0
21	Bellemont	1,447	174.7
22	Parks	1,514	173.7
23	Vail	15,722	172.4
24	Fountain Hills	23,768	171.2
25	Catalina Foothills	51,756	163.9
26	Goodyear	102,891	162.8
27	Chandler	278,123	157.5
28	Tubac	1,247	155.8
29	Oro Valley	47,595	155.7
30	Marana	54,487	155.7
31	Village of Oak Creek (Big Park)	6,340	154.7
32	Sahuarita	35,012	154.3
33	Buckeye	99,844	153.6
34	Maricopa	62,986	152.1
35	Surprise	149,519	151.6
36	San Tan Valley	105,231	150.9
37	Linden	2,299	150.7
38	Williamson	6,112	149.7
39	Peoria	194,338	149.4
40	Sedona	9,770	147.1
41	Pinetop Country Club	1,915	144.3
42	Blue Ridge	1,037	141.3
43	Valencia West	13,834	140.0
44	Gold Canyon	12,488	139.4
45	Pine	1,899	138.9
46	St. Johns	3,409	138.7
47	Avondale	90,644	137.4
48	Tempe	186,419	135.5
49	Sun Lakes	14,079	134.8
50	Casas Adobes	70,770	133.0
51	Flagstaff	76,333	132.3
52	Phoenix	1,624,832	129.8
53	Kachina Village	3,212	129.7
54	Mesa	507,478	129.4
55	Prescott	46,744	128.2
56	El Mirage	35,823	127.8
57	Prescott Valley	48,048	127.5
58	Paulden	4,874	127.2
59	Red Lake	1,764	126.9
60	Mohave Valley	2,585	126.6
61	Cornville	3,356	126.3
62	Sun City West	27,003	125.1
63	Pima	2,910	124.0
64	Glendale	250,193	123.3
65	Lake Havasu City	58,037	121.6
66	Williams	3,322	121.1
67	Florence	25,961	119.8
68	Payson	16,494	118.8
69	Catalina	6,908	118.0
70	Verde Village	12,662	117.2
71	Wickenburg	7,468	116.7
72	Drexel Heights	27,636	116.6
73	Dewey-Humboldt	4,428	116.3
74	Snowflake	6,349	115.3
75	Black Canyon City	2,297	114.9
76	Page	7,407	114.5
77	Thatcher	5,354	113.4
78	Casa Grande	57,590	112.8
79	Chino Valley	13,372	110.9
80	Youngtown	6,985	110.5
81	Sierra Vista Southeast	14,213	110.4
82	Lake Montezuma	4,615	110.2
83	Eagar	4,410	110.2
84	Parker	3,379	109.8
85	Central Heights-Midland City	2,678	108.8
86	Centennial Park	1,733	108.4
87	Desert Hills	2,910	106.8
88	Sierra Vista	45,203	105.9
89	Congress	1,700	105.6
90	Sun City	38,018	105.6
91	Joseph City	1,995	105.5
92	Tolleson	7,233	105.5
93	Show Low	11,913	105.5
94	Fort Mohave	15,716	105.3
95	Mesa del Caballo	1,188	105.3
96	Tucson Estates	12,687	105.3
97	Taylor	4,091	105.3
98	North Fork	1,454	105.3
99	Green Valley	21,581	104.3
100	Pinetop-Lakeside	4,103	104.3
101	Picture Rocks	9,665	103.0
102	Somerton	14,383	102.4
103	Camp Verde	12,282	102.4
104	Rio Rico	21,798	101.9
105	Star Valley	2,517	100.9
106	Globe	7,230	100.0
107	Yuma	98,461	99.9
108	Safford	10,217	99.7
109	Bagdad	2,757	99.6
110	Kingman	33,850	99.5
111	Tucson	543,348	99.4
112	Wagon Wheel	1,767	98.9
113	Cordes Lakes	3,218	98.7
114	Fredonia	1,084	98.5
115	Tonto Basin	1,593	98.2
116	Coolidge	15,300	98.1
117	Fortuna Foothills	28,227	98.1
118	Golden Shores	1,319	98.0
119	Eloy	16,671	97.9
120	Valle Vista	2,376	97.2
121	Oracle	3,154	96.8
122	Blackwater	2,245	96.2
123	Apache Junction	39,746	96.0
124	Cactus Flats	1,550	94.7
125	Clifton	3,845	94.7
126	Morenci	1,514	94.2
127	Heber-Overgaard	3,216	93.6
128	Arizona City	8,681	93.5
129	Grand Canyon Village	1,667	93.2
130	Whetstone	2,840	92.5
131	Holbrook	4,834	92.4
132	Springerville	1,847	92.4
133	Guadalupe	5,293	92.2
134	San Luis	35,998	91.8
135	Swift Trail Junction	2,889	91.6
136	Bullhead City	42,193	90.6
137	LeChee	1,307	89.3
138	Lake of the Woods	3,227	88.9
139	Three Points	5,033	88.4
140	Ajo	3,783	88.2
141	Scenic	1,931	88.2
142	Clarkdale	4,642	86.4
143	Tuba City	8,265	86.2
144	Meadview	1,624	86.1
145	Gila Bend	1,871	86.1
146	Golden Valley	7,999	86.0
147	Kaibab Estates West	1,406	85.6
148	Bisbee	4,963	85.3
149	Mescal	1,601	85.1
150	Wilhoit	1,027	85.0
151	Winslow	8,831	84.7
152	Wellton	2,470	84.5
153	Cienega Springs	1,640	84.5
154	Avra Valley	6,364	83.7
155	Benson	5,331	83.2
156	Beaver Dam	1,590	83.2
157	Tombstone	1,022	83.1
158	Kayenta	5,651	82.8
159	Kearny	2,245	82.7
160	White Mountain Lake	2,678	80.9
161	Ak-Chin Village	1,133	80.9
162	Mammoth	1,015	80.4
163	Fort Defiance	3,614	80.0
164	Naco	1,176	79.4
165	Flowing Wells	16,989	79.3
166	Willcox	3,236	78.3
167	First Mesa	1,381	77.7
168	Peach Springs	1,196	77.4
169	San Manuel	3,269	77.0
170	Miami	1,436	77.0
171	Nogales	19,753	76.8
172	New Kingman-Butler	14,281	76.5
173	Huachuca City	1,808	75.4
174	Superior	2,470	75.1
175	South Tucson	4,601	75.1
176	Claypool	1,134	74.9
177	Spring Valley	1,610	74.6
178	Avenue B and C	3,831	74.5
179	Pirtleville	1,869	73.3
180	Douglas	16,118	73.1
181	Summit	4,410	72.8
182	Kaibito	1,679	72.3
183	Dolan Springs	1,354	72.0
184	Window Rock	2,384	70.4
185	Pinon	1,183	69.8
186	Dilkon	1,267	68.6
187	Leupp	1,027	68.6
188	Lukachukai	1,876	68.5
189	St. David	1,112	68.4
190	Duncan	1,063	68.4
191	Peridot	1,141	68.3
192	San Carlos	4,769	67.9
193	Moenkopi	1,028	67.8
194	Canyon Day	1,426	67.0
195	Bouse	1,119	66.2
196	Chinle	4,395	65.7
197	Whiteriver	4,308	63.4
198	Second Mesa	1,206	63.3
199	Tsaile	1,667	63.2
200	Sells	2,200	58.5
201	Shongopovi	1,131	56.3
202	Quartzsite	1,805	56.0
203	Cibecue	2,300	54.0
204	Casa Blanca	1,382	52.2
205	Bylas	1,750	50.2
206	Sacaton	2,999	46.1

Methodology

Cities in Arizona are ranked by col index. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from BLS / C2ER. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 most expensive cities in arizona?: Paradise Valley ranks #1 with 318.3 (col index).
What are the top 5 most expensive cities in arizona?: 1. Paradise Valley (318.3), 2. Fort Valley (273.6), 3. Rio Verde (230.8), 4. Carefree (224.8), 5. Citrus Park (223.2)
How many cities in Arizona are ranked?: This ranking includes 206 cities in Arizona with available data.

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