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State data • Updated March 2026

Arizona rent: top & bottom cities

Median ZORI rent across Arizona cities, statewide macro overlay, plus the most-expensive and most-affordable cities side by side. Live from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse.

Arizona at a glance

$1,770Median city rent (ZORI)
4.6%Unemployment
2,859Permits / month
20Cities w/ rent data

Unemployment from FRED state series. Permits from Census BPS. Median = median across all Arizona cities with current ZORI data. See methodology.

Most expensive & most affordable

Top 10 by rent

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Cave Creek $3,500
Sedona $2,560 -1.8%
Queen Creek $2,230 +0.8%
Fountain Hills $2,208 +1.2%
Flagstaff $2,201 +2.2%
Marana $2,182 +1.8%
Scottsdale $2,131 +2.0%
Litchfield Park $2,087 +2.2%
Gilbert $2,051 -0.7%
Tolleson $2,024 +0.9%

Top 10 most affordable (pop ≥ 50k)

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Yuma $1,366 +1.5%
Tucson $1,396 +0.8%
Glendale $1,528 -1.7%
Phoenix $1,567 -1.8%
Mesa $1,567 -0.8%
Casa Grande $1,610 +4.5%
Lake Havasu City $1,624 +2.4%
Tempe $1,683 -1.5%
Maricopa $1,739 +1.0%
Avondale $1,751 -0.9%

Top 5 cities — overlaid rent trajectory

ZORI rent index — top 5 Arizona cities

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

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