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Cities in Arizona by median gross rent (monthly)

Paradise Valley, AZ had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 44 cities in 2021, at $3,452. Nogales, AZ had the lowest, at $592. The median was $1,098 and the figure for Arizona was $1,172. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3,452Paradise Valley, AZ
Lowest592Nogales, AZ
Median1,09844 cities
Arizona1,172History

All cities, 2021

Paradise Valley, AZ: 3,452 USDParadise Valley, AZ3,452Queen Creek, AZ: 1,799 USDQueen Creek, AZ1,799Gilbert, AZ: 1,662 USDGilbert, AZ1,662Surprise, AZ: 1,627 USDSurprise, AZ1,627Maricopa, AZ: 1,622 USDMaricopa, AZ1,622Scottsdale, AZ: 1,578 USDScottsdale, AZ1,578Goodyear, AZ: 1,566 USDGoodyear, AZ1,566Chandler, AZ: 1,481 USDChandler, AZ1,481Fountain Hills, AZ: 1,419 USDFountain Hills, AZ1,419Peoria, AZ: 1,414 USDPeoria, AZ1,414El Mirage, AZ: 1,407 USDEl Mirage, AZ1,407Flagstaff, AZ: 1,403 USDFlagstaff, AZ1,403Buckeye, AZ: 1,377 USDBuckeye, AZ1,377Marana, AZ: 1,373 USDMarana, AZ1,373Avondale, AZ: 1,364 USDAvondale, AZ1,364Sahuarita, AZ: 1,364 USDSahuarita, AZ1,364Oro Valley, AZ: 1,352 USDOro Valley, AZ1,352Tempe, AZ: 1,345 USDTempe, AZ1,345Mesa, AZ: 1,196 USDMesa, AZ1,196Phoenix, AZ: 1,175 USDPhoenix, AZ1,175Glendale, AZ: 1,138 USDGlendale, AZ1,138Prescott Valley, AZ: 1,128 USDPrescott Valley, AZ1,128Payson, AZ: 1,067 USDPayson, AZ1,067Casa Grande, AZ: 1,052 USDCasa Grande, AZ1,052Lake Havasu City, AZ: 1,021 USDLake Havasu City, AZ1,021Sierra Vista, AZ: 1,017 USDSierra Vista, AZ1,017Chino Valley, AZ: 1,011 USDChino Valley, AZ1,011Yuma, AZ: 977 USDYuma, AZ977Show Low, AZ: 967 USDShow Low, AZ967Prescott, AZ: 957 USDPrescott, AZ957Cottonwood, AZ: 934 USDCottonwood, AZ934Kingman, AZ: 928 USDKingman, AZ928Tucson, AZ: 907 USDTucson, AZ907Somerton, AZ: 902 USDSomerton, AZ902Coolidge, AZ: 892 USDCoolidge, AZ892Florence, AZ: 890 USDFlorence, AZ890Bullhead City, AZ: 861 USDBullhead City, AZ861Apache Junction, AZ: 813 USDApache Junction, AZ813Eloy, AZ: 802 USDEloy, AZ802Camp Verde, AZ: 801 USDCamp Verde, AZ801Safford, AZ: 788 USDSafford, AZ788San Luis, AZ: 716 USDSan Luis, AZ716Douglas, AZ: 645 USDDouglas, AZ645Nogales, AZ: 592 USDNogales, AZ592Paradise Valley, AZ: 3,452 USDParadise Valley, AZ3,452Queen Creek, AZ: 1,799 USDQueen Creek, AZ1,799Gilbert, AZ: 1,662 USDGilbert, AZ1,662Surprise, AZ: 1,627 USDSurprise, AZ1,627Maricopa, AZ: 1,622 USDMaricopa, AZ1,622Scottsdale, AZ: 1,578 USDScottsdale, AZ1,578Goodyear, AZ: 1,566 USDGoodyear, AZ1,566Chandler, AZ: 1,481 USDChandler, AZ1,481Fountain Hills, AZ: 1,419 USDFountain Hills, AZ1,419Peoria, AZ: 1,414 USDPeoria, AZ1,414El Mirage, AZ: 1,407 USDEl Mirage, AZ1,407Flagstaff, AZ: 1,403 USDFlagstaff, AZ1,403Buckeye, AZ: 1,377 USDBuckeye, AZ1,377Marana, AZ: 1,373 USDMarana, AZ1,373Avondale, AZ: 1,364 USDAvondale, AZ1,364Sahuarita, AZ: 1,364 USDSahuarita, AZ1,364Oro Valley, AZ: 1,352 USDOro Valley, AZ1,352Tempe, AZ: 1,345 USDTempe, AZ1,345Mesa, AZ: 1,196 USDMesa, AZ1,196Phoenix, AZ: 1,175 USDPhoenix, AZ1,175Glendale, AZ: 1,138 USDGlendale, AZ1,138Prescott Valley, AZ: 1,128 USDPrescott Valley, AZ1,128Payson, AZ: 1,067 USDPayson, AZ1,067Casa Grande, AZ: 1,052 USDCasa Grande, AZ1,052Lake Havasu City, AZ: 1,021 USDLake Havasu City, AZ1,021Sierra Vista, AZ: 1,017 USDSierra Vista, AZ1,017Chino Valley, AZ: 1,011 USDChino Valley, AZ1,011Yuma, AZ: 977 USDYuma, AZ977Show Low, AZ: 967 USDShow Low, AZ967Prescott, AZ: 957 USDPrescott, AZ957Cottonwood, AZ: 934 USDCottonwood, AZ934Kingman, AZ: 928 USDKingman, AZ928Tucson, AZ: 907 USDTucson, AZ907Somerton, AZ: 902 USDSomerton, AZ902Coolidge, AZ: 892 USDCoolidge, AZ892Florence, AZ: 890 USDFlorence, AZ890Bullhead City, AZ: 861 USDBullhead City, AZ861Apache Junction, AZ: 813 USDApache Junction, AZ813Eloy, AZ: 802 USDEloy, AZ802Camp Verde, AZ: 801 USDCamp Verde, AZ801Safford, AZ: 788 USDSafford, AZ788San Luis, AZ: 716 USDSan Luis, AZ716Douglas, AZ: 645 USDDouglas, AZ645Nogales, AZ: 592 USDNogales, AZ592
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
USD
1Paradise Valley, AZ3,452
2Queen Creek, AZ1,799
3Gilbert, AZ1,662
4Surprise, AZ1,627
5Maricopa, AZ1,622
6Scottsdale, AZ1,578
7Goodyear, AZ1,566
8Chandler, AZ1,481
9Fountain Hills, AZ1,419
10Peoria, AZ1,414
11El Mirage, AZ1,407
12Flagstaff, AZ1,403
13Buckeye, AZ1,377
14Marana, AZ1,373
15Avondale, AZ1,364
15Sahuarita, AZ1,364
17Oro Valley, AZ1,352
18Tempe, AZ1,345
19Mesa, AZ1,196
20Phoenix, AZ1,175
21Glendale, AZ1,138
22Prescott Valley, AZ1,128
23Payson, AZ1,067
24Casa Grande, AZ1,052
25Lake Havasu City, AZ1,021
26Sierra Vista, AZ1,017
27Chino Valley, AZ1,011
28Yuma, AZ977
29Show Low, AZ967
30Prescott, AZ957
31Cottonwood, AZ934
32Kingman, AZ928
33Tucson, AZ907
34Somerton, AZ902
35Coolidge, AZ892
36Florence, AZ890
37Bullhead City, AZ861
38Apache Junction, AZ813
39Eloy, AZ802
40Camp Verde, AZ801
41Safford, AZ788
42San Luis, AZ716
43Douglas, AZ645
44Nogales, AZ592

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Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Arizona by median gross rent (monthly), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arizona by median gross rent (monthly), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/arizona-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arizona by median gross rent (monthly), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/arizona-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest median gross rent (monthly)?

Paradise Valley, AZ, with $3,452 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest median gross rent (monthly)?

Nogales, AZ, with $592 in 2021.

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