Cost of living in Arizona's smaller cities
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When WalletHub made a list of the most livable smaller cities in the United States, they included a lot of criteria, including the number of bars per capita.
We decided to rank Arizona's cities on the list by cost of living. Apache Junction has the lowest cost of living, and therefore is the best one to live in based on that criteria. The city with the highest rank number, Oro Valley, is ranked last and has the highest cost of living.
Of course, other things may be more important to you. See a list of the 22 Arizona smaller cities ranked by all of WalletHub's criteria in an interactive database at tucson.com/databases
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Oro Valley's rank is 782. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Oro Valley is ranked 22nd.
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Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Flagstaff's rank is 730. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Flagstaff is ranked 21st.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Queen Creek's rank is 708. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Queen Creek is ranked 20th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Marana's rank is 671. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Marana is ranked 19th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Prescott's rank is 654. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Prescott is ranked 18th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Sahuarita's rank is 628. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Sahuarita is ranked 17th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Lake Havasu City's rank is 605. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Lake Havasu City is ranked 16th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Goodyear's rank is 575. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Goodyear is ranked 15th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Yuma's rank is 546. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Yuma is ranked 14th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Sierra Vista's rank is 494. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Sierra Vista is ranked 13th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Kingman's rank is 490. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Kingman is ranked 12th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Prescott Valley's rank is 391. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Prescott Valley is tied at 11th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Buckeye's rank is 391. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Buckeye is tied at 11th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, San Luis' rank is 352. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, San Luis is tied at 9th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Maricopa's rank is 352. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Maricopa is tied at 9th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Avondale's rank is 322. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Avondale is ranked 7th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Sun City's rank is 255. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Sun City is ranked 6th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, El Mirage's rank is 190. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, El Mirage is ranked 5th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Casa Grande's rank is 165. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Casa Grande is ranked 4th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Bullhead City's rank is 139. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Bullhead City is ranked 3rd.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Florence's rank is 107. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Florence is ranked 2nd.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Apache Junction's rank is 70. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Apache Junction is ranked first.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Oro Valley's rank is 782. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Oro Valley is ranked 22nd.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Flagstaff's rank is 730. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Flagstaff is ranked 21st.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Queen Creek's rank is 708. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Queen Creek is ranked 20th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Marana's rank is 671. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Marana is ranked 19th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Prescott's rank is 654. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Prescott is ranked 18th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Sahuarita's rank is 628. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Sahuarita is ranked 17th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Lake Havasu City's rank is 605. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Lake Havasu City is ranked 16th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Goodyear's rank is 575. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Goodyear is ranked 15th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Yuma's rank is 546. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Yuma is ranked 14th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Sierra Vista's rank is 494. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Sierra Vista is ranked 13th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Kingman's rank is 490. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Kingman is ranked 12th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Prescott Valley's rank is 391. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Prescott Valley is tied at 11th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Buckeye's rank is 391. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Buckeye is tied at 11th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, San Luis' rank is 352. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, San Luis is tied at 9th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Maricopa's rank is 352. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Maricopa is tied at 9th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Avondale's rank is 322. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Avondale is ranked 7th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Sun City's rank is 255. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Sun City is ranked 6th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, El Mirage's rank is 190. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, El Mirage is ranked 5th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Casa Grande's rank is 165. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Casa Grande is ranked 4th.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Bullhead City's rank is 139. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Bullhead City is ranked 3rd.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Florence's rank is 107. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Florence is ranked 2nd.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
Out of 1,268 smaller cities in the United States, Apache Junction's rank is 70. Among the 22 Arizona smaller cities in the list, Apache Junction is ranked first.
- Illustration by Tammie Graves / Arizona Daily Star
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