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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 2023, at $3,501. Nogales, AZ had the lowest, at $691. The median was $1,376 and the figure for Arizona was $1,431. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3,501Paradise Valley, AZ
Lowest691Nogales, AZ
Median1,37644 cities
Arizona1,431History

All cities, 2023

Paradise Valley, AZ: 3,501 USDParadise Valley, AZ3,501Queen Creek, AZ: 2,176 USDQueen Creek, AZ2,176Gilbert, AZ: 2,028 USDGilbert, AZ2,028Maricopa, AZ: 1,919 USDMaricopa, AZ1,919Surprise, AZ: 1,917 USDSurprise, AZ1,917Scottsdale, AZ: 1,910 USDScottsdale, AZ1,910Goodyear, AZ: 1,848 USDGoodyear, AZ1,848Chandler, AZ: 1,806 USDChandler, AZ1,806Fountain Hills, AZ: 1,781 USDFountain Hills, AZ1,781Sahuarita, AZ: 1,763 USDSahuarita, AZ1,763Peoria, AZ: 1,743 USDPeoria, AZ1,743Buckeye, AZ: 1,742 USDBuckeye, AZ1,742Avondale, AZ: 1,731 USDAvondale, AZ1,731Marana, AZ: 1,702 USDMarana, AZ1,702El Mirage, AZ: 1,682 USDEl Mirage, AZ1,682Tempe, AZ: 1,623 USDTempe, AZ1,623Oro Valley, AZ: 1,602 USDOro Valley, AZ1,602Flagstaff, AZ: 1,555 USDFlagstaff, AZ1,555Mesa, AZ: 1,478 USDMesa, AZ1,478Prescott Valley, AZ: 1,471 USDPrescott Valley, AZ1,471Phoenix, AZ: 1,458 USDPhoenix, AZ1,458Glendale, AZ: 1,397 USDGlendale, AZ1,397Payson, AZ: 1,355 USDPayson, AZ1,355Casa Grande, AZ: 1,315 USDCasa Grande, AZ1,315Prescott, AZ: 1,304 USDPrescott, AZ1,304Lake Havasu City, AZ: 1,269 USDLake Havasu City, AZ1,269Chino Valley, AZ: 1,178 USDChino Valley, AZ1,178Florence, AZ: 1,163 USDFlorence, AZ1,163Coolidge, AZ: 1,150 USDCoolidge, AZ1,150Sierra Vista, AZ: 1,110 USDSierra Vista, AZ1,110Yuma, AZ: 1,085 USDYuma, AZ1,085Cottonwood, AZ: 1,080 USDCottonwood, AZ1,080Tucson, AZ: 1,079 USDTucson, AZ1,079Show Low, AZ: 1,055 USDShow Low, AZ1,055Bullhead City, AZ: 1,034 USDBullhead City, AZ1,034Camp Verde, AZ: 1,026 USDCamp Verde, AZ1,026Apache Junction, AZ: 1,019 USDApache Junction, AZ1,019Kingman, AZ: 990 USDKingman, AZ990Safford, AZ: 976 USDSafford, AZ976Eloy, AZ: 938 USDEloy, AZ938Somerton, AZ: 909 USDSomerton, AZ909Douglas, AZ: 755 USDDouglas, AZ755San Luis, AZ: 746 USDSan Luis, AZ746Nogales, AZ: 691 USDNogales, AZ691Paradise Valley, AZ: 3,501 USDParadise Valley, AZ3,501Queen Creek, AZ: 2,176 USDQueen Creek, AZ2,176Gilbert, AZ: 2,028 USDGilbert, AZ2,028Maricopa, AZ: 1,919 USDMaricopa, AZ1,919Surprise, AZ: 1,917 USDSurprise, AZ1,917Scottsdale, AZ: 1,910 USDScottsdale, AZ1,910Goodyear, AZ: 1,848 USDGoodyear, AZ1,848Chandler, AZ: 1,806 USDChandler, AZ1,806Fountain Hills, AZ: 1,781 USDFountain Hills, AZ1,781Sahuarita, AZ: 1,763 USDSahuarita, AZ1,763Peoria, AZ: 1,743 USDPeoria, AZ1,743Buckeye, AZ: 1,742 USDBuckeye, AZ1,742Avondale, AZ: 1,731 USDAvondale, AZ1,731Marana, AZ: 1,702 USDMarana, AZ1,702El Mirage, AZ: 1,682 USDEl Mirage, AZ1,682Tempe, AZ: 1,623 USDTempe, AZ1,623Oro Valley, AZ: 1,602 USDOro Valley, AZ1,602Flagstaff, AZ: 1,555 USDFlagstaff, AZ1,555Mesa, AZ: 1,478 USDMesa, AZ1,478Prescott Valley, AZ: 1,471 USDPrescott Valley, AZ1,471Phoenix, AZ: 1,458 USDPhoenix, AZ1,458Glendale, AZ: 1,397 USDGlendale, AZ1,397Payson, AZ: 1,355 USDPayson, AZ1,355Casa Grande, AZ: 1,315 USDCasa Grande, AZ1,315Prescott, AZ: 1,304 USDPrescott, AZ1,304Lake Havasu City, AZ: 1,269 USDLake Havasu City, AZ1,269Chino Valley, AZ: 1,178 USDChino Valley, AZ1,178Florence, AZ: 1,163 USDFlorence, AZ1,163Coolidge, AZ: 1,150 USDCoolidge, AZ1,150Sierra Vista, AZ: 1,110 USDSierra Vista, AZ1,110Yuma, AZ: 1,085 USDYuma, AZ1,085Cottonwood, AZ: 1,080 USDCottonwood, AZ1,080Tucson, AZ: 1,079 USDTucson, AZ1,079Show Low, AZ: 1,055 USDShow Low, AZ1,055Bullhead City, AZ: 1,034 USDBullhead City, AZ1,034Camp Verde, AZ: 1,026 USDCamp Verde, AZ1,026Apache Junction, AZ: 1,019 USDApache Junction, AZ1,019Kingman, AZ: 990 USDKingman, AZ990Safford, AZ: 976 USDSafford, AZ976Eloy, AZ: 938 USDEloy, AZ938Somerton, AZ: 909 USDSomerton, AZ909Douglas, AZ: 755 USDDouglas, AZ755San Luis, AZ: 746 USDSan Luis, AZ746Nogales, AZ: 691 USDNogales, AZ691
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

RankCities2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Paradise Valley, AZ Estimated3,5010%
2Queen Creek, AZ2,176+7.2%
3Gilbert, AZ2,028+10.3%
4Maricopa, AZ1,919+8.5%
5Surprise, AZ1,917+5.2%
6Scottsdale, AZ1,910+8%
7Goodyear, AZ1,848+8%
8Chandler, AZ1,806+7.8%
9Fountain Hills, AZ1,781+9.7%
10Sahuarita, AZ1,763+14%
11Peoria, AZ1,743+6.4%
12Buckeye, AZ1,742+9.1%
13Avondale, AZ1,731+10.8%
14Marana, AZ1,702+7.8%
15El Mirage, AZ1,682+4.7%
16Tempe, AZ1,623+10.3%
17Oro Valley, AZ1,602+3%
18Flagstaff, AZ1,555+5.9%
19Mesa, AZ1,478+9.3%
20Prescott Valley, AZ1,471+9.1%
21Phoenix, AZ1,458+10.3%
22Glendale, AZ1,397+10.2%
23Payson, AZ1,355+5.9%
24Casa Grande, AZ1,315+7.4%
25Prescott, AZ1,304+20.2%
26Lake Havasu City, AZ1,269+9.1%
27Chino Valley, AZ1,178+7.1%
28Florence, AZ1,163+8.8%
29Coolidge, AZ1,150+18.9%
30Sierra Vista, AZ1,110+2.8%
31Yuma, AZ1,085+5.5%
32Cottonwood, AZ1,080+8.4%
33Tucson, AZ1,079+8.9%
34Show Low, AZ1,055-2.3%
35Bullhead City, AZ1,034+9.5%
36Camp Verde, AZ1,026+13.6%
37Apache Junction, AZ1,019+8.5%
38Kingman, AZ990-0.9%
39Safford, AZ976+10.3%
40Eloy, AZ938+5%
41Somerton, AZ909-4.4%
42Douglas, AZ755+5.7%
43San Luis, AZ746-9.4%
44Nogales, AZ691+6%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

How to cite

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/arizona-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/arizona-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Paradise Valley, AZ, with $3,501 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Nogales, AZ, with $691 in 2023.

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