Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 70/100
B−
Median home value$569,900
Phoenix $440,900
Median rent$2,548/mo
Phoenix $1,702/mo
Cost-burdened households30%
Phoenix 32%
Anthem
Maricopa County22,584 residentsDeer Valley Unified District (4246)
63
C+
Suburbgrade score
9th of 31 Phoenix suburbs. Strongest on schools, held back by cost of living.
63
Phoenix median 54
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Anthem is like to live in, by category
Bars show Anthem against Phoenix. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 72/100
B−
Within-state proficiency80th pct
Phoenix median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio18.2
Phoenix median 18.0
Graduation rate95%
Phoenix median 91%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 54/100
C−
Housing cost index125
Phoenix 100
Eff. tax rate0.59%
Phoenix 0.45%
Local sales tax8.52%
Phoenix median 8.52%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 59/100
C
Mean commute26.9 min
Phoenix 26.4 min
Under 30 minutes53%
Phoenix 61%
Transit stops / sq mi0.1
Phoenix median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 56/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés26
Phoenix median 6 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
Phoenix median 1 · within 2 miles
Parks47
Phoenix median 26 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 61/100
C
Median household income$120,613
Phoenix $88,301
Unemployment4.4%
Phoenix 4.7%
Professional occupations53%
Phoenix 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Anthem on cost of living
Anthem's weakest grade is C−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Sun City18 mi from AnthemA− 55 C− Sun City West18 mi from AnthemB 60 C Glendale22 mi from AnthemB 58 C El Mirage21 mi from AnthemB 54 C− Phoenix19 mi from AnthemB 61 C Peoria11 mi from AnthemB 54 C− Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Anthem
Is Anthem, AZ a good place to live?
Anthem scores 63 out of 100, 9th of 31 Phoenix suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Anthem expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C−. The median home is $569,900, 29% above the Phoenix median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.59%. $2,548/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Anthem?
Schools grade B−. The districts serving Anthem sit at the 80th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 95% graduation rate and a 18.2 student–teacher ratio. Anthem is served by Deer Valley Unified District (4246). Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Anthem?
The mean commute is 26.9 min, with 53% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 33% working from home. Transit density is 0.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Anthem?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 26 restaurants and cafés and 47 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Anthem old or new?
The median home in Anthem was built in 2004 — newer than the Phoenix median of 1994. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 95% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.