Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler
31 cities and suburbs across Phoenix, each scored out of 100 on the same national scales. The metro's median home is $440,900 and its mean commute 26.4 min. Chandler scores highest overall at 72. Gilbert leads on schools, Sun City leads on cost of living.
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31 places
in Phoenix
in Phoenix
One of 50 metros graded so far, on the same national scales.
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Downtown Phoenix
Downtown Mesa
Chandler
Gilbert
Tempe
Scottsdale
Queen Creek
Sun Lakes
Anthem
Fountain Hills
Glendale
Sun City
New River
Peoria
San Tan Valley
Marana
Surprise
Casa Grande
Maricopa
Goodyear
Avondale
Saddlebrooke
Gold Canyon
Buckeye
Florence
Coolidge
Eloy
Dot size = overall scoreA B C D Positions plotted from place centroids · rings measured from Downtown Phoenix
Every suburb of Phoenix, ranked
| # | Place | Score | Hous | Scho | Cost | Comm | Amen | Empl | Resi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chandler | 72 B− | C | B | B | B | A+ | B− | — |
| 2 | Gilbert | 72 B− | C+ | B+ | C+ | C+ | A | B | — |
| 3 | Tempe | 69 B− | D− | C+ | B+ | A− | A+ | C− | — |
| 4 | Scottsdale | 65 C+ | C+ | B− | B− | B+ | F | C+ | — |
| 5 | Queen Creek | 65 C+ | B | C | C | D | B+ | B− | — |
| 6 | Sun Lakes | 64 C+ | C | B− | B | B | C | D− | — |
| 7 | Paradise Valley | 64 C+ | A+ | C+ | D− | B+ | F | B+ | — |
| 8 | Mesa | 63 C+ | D | C | B | C+ | A | C− | — |
| 9 | Anthem | 63 C+ | B− | B− | C− | C | C− | C | — |
| 10 | Phoenix | 61 C | D | C | B | C+ | B | D+ | — |
| 11 | Sun City West | 60 C | C− | C+ | B | B | C− | D− | — |
| 12 | Fountain Hills | 60 C | B− | C+ | C+ | C | D+ | D | — |
| 13 | Glendale | 58 C | D− | C+ | B | C− | B | D | — |
| 14 | Sun City | 55 C− | D | — | A− | C+ | C | F | — |
| 15 | New River | 55 C− | B | B | C | F | F | B | — |
| 16 | El Mirage | 54 C− | D | C+ | B | D | D | D | — |
| 17 | Peoria | 54 C− | C− | C | B | D+ | F | C− | — |
| 18 | San Tan Valley | 52 D+ | C | D | C+ | F | C | C | — |
| 19 | Marana | 51 D+ | C | C− | C+ | D+ | F | C | — |
| 20 | Surprise | 50 D+ | C | C− | C+ | D | F | C− | — |
| 21 | Casa Grande | 48 D+ | D− | F | B+ | C | D | F | — |
| 22 | Maricopa | 46 D | C− | D | C+ | F | F | C− | — |
| 23 | Goodyear | 46 D | C | D | B− | D | F | C− | — |
| 24 | Avondale | 45 D | D | D | B | D | F | C | — |
| 25 | Saddlebrooke | 45 D | B− | F | B | D− | F | F | — |
| 26 | Gold Canyon | 44 D | C | F | B− | F | F | D+ | — |
| 27 | Buckeye | 44 D | C | D− | C+ | F | F | D+ | — |
| 28 | Apache Junction | 42 D− | F | F | B+ | D | D− | F | — |
| 29 | Florence | 40 D− | D+ | F | B− | D+ | F | F | — |
| 30 | Coolidge | 37 F | F | F | B+ | C− | F | F | — |
| 31 | Eloy | 36 F | F | F | B | D− | F | F | — |
— for Residents: fewer than 8 poll responses, so the category is not yet counted. Those places' overall scores are computed on the other six categories, re-normalised to 100%. 31 of 31 are currently below the threshold.
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