Cost of living in Surprise
Composed in-house · four inputs · 14% of the overall score
C+
66/100
22nd of 31
22nd of 31
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The four inputs
Housing cost index102
Phoenix 10045% · scores 75
Effective property tax rate0.45%
Phoenix 0.45%25% · scores 97
Utilities137
Phoenix 10020% · scores 23
Local sales tax8.52%
Phoenix median 8.52%10% · scores 30
Vertical rule marks the Phoenix reference. Composed in-house · ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.
Best Phoenix suburbs for cost of living
All 31 ranked, Surprise highlighted1Sun CityA−$280,9002Apache JunctionB+$211,5003Casa GrandeB+$303,9004CoolidgeB+$255,4005TempeB+$455,4006Sun City WestB$377,8007GlendaleB$387,5008EloyB$255,3009Sun LakesB$455,20010El MirageB$321,90011ChandlerB$507,80012PhoenixB$420,70013AvondaleB$394,60014MesaB$408,00015SaddlebrookeB$498,70016PeoriaB$463,60017Gold CanyonB−$508,10018ScottsdaleB−$789,80019FlorenceB−$346,30020GoodyearB−$471,30021Fountain HillsC+$622,90022SurpriseC+$435,10023MaranaC+$413,80024BuckeyeC+$419,80025GilbertC+$575,10026MaricopaC+$377,20027San Tan ValleyC+$410,10028Queen CreekC$635,40029New RiverC$640,60030AnthemC−$569,90031Paradise ValleyD−$2,000,000+
Better than Surprise on cost of living
Surprise grades C+ on cost of living. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Sun City10 mi from SurpriseA− 55 C− Sun City West5 mi from SurpriseB 60 C Glendale18 mi from SurpriseB 58 C El Mirage9 mi from SurpriseB 54 C− Phoenix22 mi from SurpriseB 61 C Peoria12 mi from SurpriseB 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