Best places to live in Arizona
2 Arizona metros scored on the default family weighting — schools and safety heaviest, then affordability, climate, college pipeline and jobs. Change the weights on the ranking engine to see your own order.
Who lives in Arizona
Population-weighted racial and ethnic composition across the 2 tracked Arizona metros, from Census ACS table B03002.
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 52.3%
- Hispanic or Latino
- 32%
- Black (non-Hispanic)
- 5%
- Asian (non-Hispanic)
- 4%
- Other or two or more
- 6.7%
Diversity index 77/100 — how evenly the population is spread across these groups. It is descriptive, not a judgement: weight it up, down or to zero on the ranking engine.
| # | Metro | Score | US rank | Typical home | Schools | Safety | Climate | Diversity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix | 40.6 | #88 of 103 | $446k | 42 | 43 | 45° / 106° | 77 |
| 2 | Tucson | 30.6 | #95 of 103 | $341k | 29 | 43 | 41° / 100° | 76 |
Figures are compiled estimates. Methodology and sources.