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Best places to live in Greater Phoenix

24 places with 3,081,852 residents within about 45 km of Phoenix, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Phoenix, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Maryvale
    Arizona, 208,189 residents    55
  2. 2Sun City West
    Arizona, 24,535 residents    54
  3. 3Paradise Valley
    Arizona, 13,922 residents    52
  4. 4Goodyear
    Arizona, 79,003 residents    51
  5. 5Tempe Junction
    Arizona, 158,368 residents    50
  6. 6Deer Valley
    Arizona, 165,656 residents    50
  7. 7Alhambra (Arizona)
    Arizona, 127,764 residents    50
  8. 8Scottsdale
    Arizona, 236,839 residents    49
  9. 9Litchfield Park
    Arizona, 5,533 residents    49
  10. 10Ahwatukee Foothills
    Arizona, 83,464 residents    49

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For retired couples

  1. 1Maryvale
    Arizona, 208,189 residents    59
  2. 2Sun City West
    Arizona, 24,535 residents    59
  3. 3Goodyear
    Arizona, 79,003 residents    58
  4. 4Paradise Valley
    Arizona, 13,922 residents    58
  5. 5Avondale (Arizona)
    Arizona, 80,684 residents    56
  6. 6Litchfield Park
    Arizona, 5,533 residents    56
  7. 7Tempe Junction
    Arizona, 158,368 residents    53
  8. 8Deer Valley
    Arizona, 165,656 residents    53
  9. 9Alhambra (Arizona)
    Arizona, 127,764 residents    53
  10. 10Scottsdale
    Arizona, 236,839 residents    52

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For remote workers

  1. 1Maryvale
    Arizona, 208,189 residents    61
  2. 2Alhambra (Arizona)
    Arizona, 127,764 residents    60
  3. 3Sun City West
    Arizona, 24,535 residents    60
  4. 4Paradise Valley
    Arizona, 13,922 residents    59
  5. 5Goodyear
    Arizona, 79,003 residents    59
  6. 6Avondale (Arizona)
    Arizona, 80,684 residents    57
  7. 7Scottsdale
    Arizona, 236,839 residents    55
  8. 8Litchfield Park
    Arizona, 5,533 residents    55
  9. 9Tempe Junction
    Arizona, 158,368 residents    55
  10. 10Deer Valley
    Arizona, 165,656 residents    55

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For commuters

  1. 1Maryvale
    Arizona, 208,189 residents    84
  2. 2Tempe Junction
    Arizona, 158,368 residents    84
  3. 3Scottsdale
    Arizona, 236,839 residents    83
  4. 4Tempe
    Arizona, 175,826 residents    83
  5. 5Deer Valley
    Arizona, 165,656 residents    82
  6. 6Alhambra (Arizona)
    Arizona, 127,764 residents    81
  7. 7Phoenix (Arizona)
    Arizona, 1,650,070 residents    80
  8. 8Ahwatukee Foothills
    Arizona, 83,464 residents    79
  9. 9Sun City West
    Arizona, 24,535 residents    77
  10. 10Paradise Valley
    Arizona, 13,922 residents    75

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For single professionals

  1. 1Phoenix (Arizona)
    Arizona, 1,650,070 residents    80
  2. 2Maryvale
    Arizona, 208,189 residents    76
  3. 3Alhambra (Arizona)
    Arizona, 127,764 residents    76
  4. 4Tempe
    Arizona, 175,826 residents    75
  5. 5Tempe Junction
    Arizona, 158,368 residents    75
  6. 6Scottsdale
    Arizona, 236,839 residents    74
  7. 7Deer Valley
    Arizona, 165,656 residents    72
  8. 8Ahwatukee Foothills
    Arizona, 83,464 residents    69
  9. 9Goodyear
    Arizona, 79,003 residents    64
  10. 10Avondale (Arizona)
    Arizona, 80,684 residents    64

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Tempe Junction
    Arizona, 158,368 residents    39
  2. 2Maryvale
    Arizona, 208,189 residents    39
  3. 3Ahwatukee Foothills
    Arizona, 83,464 residents    38
  4. 4Scottsdale
    Arizona, 236,839 residents    38
  5. 5Deer Valley
    Arizona, 165,656 residents    38
  6. 6Alhambra (Arizona)
    Arizona, 127,764 residents    37
  7. 7Goodyear
    Arizona, 79,003 residents    37
  8. 8Tempe
    Arizona, 175,826 residents    37
  9. 9Sun City West
    Arizona, 24,535 residents    37
  10. 10Paradise Valley
    Arizona, 13,922 residents    36

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Towns in Greater Phoenix