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Cities in Arizona by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)

Show Low, AZ had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 44 cities in 2022, at 62.1%. Buckeye, AZ had the lowest, at 32.9%. The median was 48.2% and the figure for Arizona was 49%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest62.1Show Low, AZ
Lowest32.9Buckeye, AZ
Median48.244 cities
Arizona49History

All cities, 2022

Show Low, AZ: 62.1 %Show Low, AZ62.1Flagstaff, AZ: 61.7 %Flagstaff, AZ61.7Apache Junction, AZ: 59.4 %Apache Junction, AZ59.4Peoria, AZ: 58.9 %Peoria, AZ58.9Goodyear, AZ: 57.4 %Goodyear, AZ57.4Glendale, AZ: 54.6 %Glendale, AZ54.6Maricopa, AZ: 53.7 %Maricopa, AZ53.7Surprise, AZ: 53.4 %Surprise, AZ53.4Camp Verde, AZ: 53.4 %Camp Verde, AZ53.4Bullhead City, AZ: 53.4 %Bullhead City, AZ53.4Tucson, AZ: 53.1 %Tucson, AZ53.1Lake Havasu City, AZ: 52.8 %Lake Havasu City, AZ52.8Mesa, AZ: 52.2 %Mesa, AZ52.2Tempe, AZ: 50.8 %Tempe, AZ50.8Avondale, AZ: 50.6 %Avondale, AZ50.6Prescott, AZ: 50.2 %Prescott, AZ50.2Yuma, AZ: 49.6 %Yuma, AZ49.6Sahuarita, AZ: 49.3 %Sahuarita, AZ49.3Casa Grande, AZ: 49.3 %Casa Grande, AZ49.3Phoenix, AZ: 49.2 %Phoenix, AZ49.2San Luis, AZ: 49.1 %San Luis, AZ49.1Safford, AZ: 48.7 %Safford, AZ48.7Paradise Valley, AZ: 47.7 %Paradise Valley, AZ47.7Payson, AZ: 47.1 %Payson, AZ47.1Oro Valley, AZ: 45.4 %Oro Valley, AZ45.4Cottonwood, AZ: 45.2 %Cottonwood, AZ45.2Nogales, AZ: 44.9 %Nogales, AZ44.9Chandler, AZ: 44.2 %Chandler, AZ44.2Kingman, AZ: 44.1 %Kingman, AZ44.1Fountain Hills, AZ: 43.8 %Fountain Hills, AZ43.8Gilbert, AZ: 43.6 %Gilbert, AZ43.6El Mirage, AZ: 43 %El Mirage, AZ43Eloy, AZ: 42.5 %Eloy, AZ42.5Prescott Valley, AZ: 42.1 %Prescott Valley, AZ42.1Scottsdale, AZ: 41.9 %Scottsdale, AZ41.9Sierra Vista, AZ: 41.7 %Sierra Vista, AZ41.7Somerton, AZ: 40 %Somerton, AZ40Coolidge, AZ: 40 %Coolidge, AZ40Chino Valley, AZ: 39.3 %Chino Valley, AZ39.3Queen Creek, AZ: 39 %Queen Creek, AZ39Marana, AZ: 38.8 %Marana, AZ38.8Douglas, AZ: 36.9 %Douglas, AZ36.9Florence, AZ: 34.1 %Florence, AZ34.1Buckeye, AZ: 32.9 %Buckeye, AZ32.9Show Low, AZ: 62.1 %Show Low, AZ62.1Flagstaff, AZ: 61.7 %Flagstaff, AZ61.7Apache Junction, AZ: 59.4 %Apache Junction, AZ59.4Peoria, AZ: 58.9 %Peoria, AZ58.9Goodyear, AZ: 57.4 %Goodyear, AZ57.4Glendale, AZ: 54.6 %Glendale, AZ54.6Maricopa, AZ: 53.7 %Maricopa, AZ53.7Surprise, AZ: 53.4 %Surprise, AZ53.4Camp Verde, AZ: 53.4 %Camp Verde, AZ53.4Bullhead City, AZ: 53.4 %Bullhead City, AZ53.4Tucson, AZ: 53.1 %Tucson, AZ53.1Lake Havasu City, AZ: 52.8 %Lake Havasu City, AZ52.8Mesa, AZ: 52.2 %Mesa, AZ52.2Tempe, AZ: 50.8 %Tempe, AZ50.8Avondale, AZ: 50.6 %Avondale, AZ50.6Prescott, AZ: 50.2 %Prescott, AZ50.2Yuma, AZ: 49.6 %Yuma, AZ49.6Sahuarita, AZ: 49.3 %Sahuarita, AZ49.3Casa Grande, AZ: 49.3 %Casa Grande, AZ49.3Phoenix, AZ: 49.2 %Phoenix, AZ49.2San Luis, AZ: 49.1 %San Luis, AZ49.1Safford, AZ: 48.7 %Safford, AZ48.7Paradise Valley, AZ: 47.7 %Paradise Valley, AZ47.7Payson, AZ: 47.1 %Payson, AZ47.1Oro Valley, AZ: 45.4 %Oro Valley, AZ45.4Cottonwood, AZ: 45.2 %Cottonwood, AZ45.2Nogales, AZ: 44.9 %Nogales, AZ44.9Chandler, AZ: 44.2 %Chandler, AZ44.2Kingman, AZ: 44.1 %Kingman, AZ44.1Fountain Hills, AZ: 43.8 %Fountain Hills, AZ43.8Gilbert, AZ: 43.6 %Gilbert, AZ43.6El Mirage, AZ: 43 %El Mirage, AZ43Eloy, AZ: 42.5 %Eloy, AZ42.5Prescott Valley, AZ: 42.1 %Prescott Valley, AZ42.1Scottsdale, AZ: 41.9 %Scottsdale, AZ41.9Sierra Vista, AZ: 41.7 %Sierra Vista, AZ41.7Somerton, AZ: 40 %Somerton, AZ40Coolidge, AZ: 40 %Coolidge, AZ40Chino Valley, AZ: 39.3 %Chino Valley, AZ39.3Queen Creek, AZ: 39 %Queen Creek, AZ39Marana, AZ: 38.8 %Marana, AZ38.8Douglas, AZ: 36.9 %Douglas, AZ36.9Florence, AZ: 34.1 %Florence, AZ34.1Buckeye, AZ: 32.9 %Buckeye, AZ32.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Show Low, AZ62.1+0.5 pts
2Flagstaff, AZ61.7-0.9 pts
3Apache Junction, AZ59.4+3 pts
4Peoria, AZ58.9+2.4 pts
5Goodyear, AZ57.4+3.4 pts
6Glendale, AZ54.6+2 pts
7Maricopa, AZ53.7+4.1 pts
8Surprise, AZ53.4+0.6 pts
9Camp Verde, AZ53.4-5.9 pts
10Bullhead City, AZ53.4+2.1 pts
11Tucson, AZ53.1-0.4 pts
12Lake Havasu City, AZ52.8+2 pts
13Mesa, AZ52.2+0.5 pts
14Tempe, AZ50.8+0.3 pts
15Avondale, AZ50.6+2.7 pts
16Prescott, AZ50.2+1.4 pts
17Yuma, AZ49.6+0.9 pts
18Sahuarita, AZ49.3+2.3 pts
19Casa Grande, AZ49.3+0.8 pts
20Phoenix, AZ49.2+1 pts
21San Luis, AZ49.1+6.5 pts
22Safford, AZ48.7-1.6 pts
23Paradise Valley, AZ47.7-0 pts
24Payson, AZ47.1+13.3 pts
25Oro Valley, AZ45.4+2.9 pts
26Cottonwood, AZ45.2+2.1 pts
27Nogales, AZ44.9-2.1 pts
28Chandler, AZ44.2+1.6 pts
29Kingman, AZ44.10 pts
30Fountain Hills, AZ43.8+5.8 pts
31Gilbert, AZ43.6+0.4 pts
32El Mirage, AZ43+0.1 pts
33Eloy, AZ42.5-8.6 pts
34Prescott Valley, AZ42.1-0.8 pts
35Scottsdale, AZ41.9+1.8 pts
36Sierra Vista, AZ41.7+1.7 pts
37Somerton, AZ40-3 pts
38Coolidge, AZ40+3.7 pts
39Chino Valley, AZ39.3-3.4 pts
40Queen Creek, AZ39-3.2 pts
41Marana, AZ38.8-0.1 pts
42Douglas, AZ36.9-0.5 pts
43Florence, AZ34.1-3.8 pts
44Buckeye, AZ32.9-4.3 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Arizona by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arizona by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/arizona-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Arizona by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/arizona-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arizona by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/arizona-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Show Low, AZ, with 62.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Buckeye, AZ, with 32.9% in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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