20 Safest and Richest Cities To Live in Arizona

Where can you reside in Arizona where the community is safe and wealthy? A new GOBankingRates study reveals The Grand Canyon State is home to 20 cities boasting low crime rates and substantially high household incomes.

To determine the areas with the highest quality of life, GOBankingRates identified cities with livability indexes above 70 and analyzed each metro’s mean household income, average home value and annual cost of living. Each city’s property and violent crime rates also were sourced.

Here are the 20 safest and richest Arizona cities to live in this year. Curious where other popular American cities stand in a nationwide ranking? Check out our analysis on the 50 safest and richest U.S. cities.

• Mean household income: $145,526
• Single family home average value: $573,377
• Total cost of living annually: $63,530
• Property crime rate (per 1,000): 9.682
• Violent crime rate (per 1,000): 1.322

• Mean household income: $133,439
• Single family home average value: $520,508
• Total cost of living annually: $58,876
• Property crime rate (per 1,000): 11.483
• Violent crime rate (per 1,000): 0.514

• Mean household income: $162,363
• Single family home average value: $630,903
• Total cost of living annually: $67,857
• Property crime rate (per 1,000): 8.216
• Violent crime rate (per 1,000): 1.198

• Mean household income: $67,659
• Single family home average value: $234,100
• Total cost of living annually: $42,113
• Property crime rate (per 1,000): 5.488
• Violent crime rate (per 1,000): 0.876

• Mean household income: $134,123
• Single family home average value: $531,591
• Total cost of living annually: $60,383
• Property crime rate (per 1,000): 15.044
• Violent crime rate (per 1,000): 1.334

• Mean household income: $107,511
• Single family home average value: $425,141
• Total cost of living annually: $52,892
• Property crime rate (per 1,000): 8.756
• Violent crime rate (per 1,000): 1.091

• Mean household income: $108,500
• Single family home average value: $352,305
• Total cost of living annually: $48,395
• Property crime rate (per 1,000): 8.689
• Violent crime rate (per 1,000): 2.248

• Mean household income: $141,540
• Single family home average value: $526,967
• Total cost of living annually: $61,163
• Property crime rate (per 1,000): 9.446
• Violent crime rate (per 1,000): 1.017

• Mean household income: $119,995
• Single family home average value: $489,937
• Total cost of living annually: $58,179
• Property crime rate (per 1,000): 12.051
• Violent crime rate (per 1,000): 2.547

• Mean household income: $121,426
• Single family home average value: $470,958
• Total cost of living annually: $56,990
• Property crime rate (per 1,000): 14.629
• Violent crime rate (per 1,000): 1.822

• Mean household income: $88,378
• Single family home average value: $301,536
• Total cost of living annually: $43,252
• Property crime rate (per 1,000): 16.637
• Violent crime rate (per 1,000): 2.176

• Mean household income: $168,679
• Single family home average value: $933,224
• Total cost of living annually: $87,268
• Property crime rate (per 1,000): 18.753
• Violent crime rate (per 1,000): 1.525

• Mean household income: $100,979
• Single family home average value: $444,714
• Total cost of living annually: $54,547
• Property crime rate (per 1,000): 14.646
• Violent crime rate (per 1,000): 4.827

• Mean household income: $60,888
• Single family home average value: $396,405
• Total cost of living annually: $52,112
• Property crime rate (per 1,000): 11.681
• Violent crime rate (per 1,000): 2.232

• Mean household income: $102,160
• Single family home average value: $356,049
• Total cost of living annually: $47,895
• Property crime rate (per 1,000): 13.852
• Violent crime rate (per 1,000): 3.537

• Mean household income: $76,356
• Single family home average value: $271,937
• Total cost of living annually: $42,360
• Property crime rate (per 1,000): 33.797
• Violent crime rate (per 1,000): 2.211

• Mean household income: $83,398
• Single family home average value: $300,235
• Total cost of living annually: $45,044
• Property crime rate (per 1,000): 12.472
• Violent crime rate (per 1,000): 4.236

• Mean household income: $100,538
• Single family home average value: $610,536
• Total cost of living annually: $65,939
• Property crime rate (per 1,000): 11.171
• Violent crime rate (per 1,000): 3.351

• Mean household income: $95,767
• Single family home average value: $399,438
• Total cost of living annually: $52,021
• Property crime rate (per 1,000): 22.410
• Violent crime rate (per 1,000): 3.698

• Mean household income: $99,986
• Single family home average value: $483,758
• Total cost of living annually: $56,872
• Property crime rate (per 1,000): 28.938
• Violent crime rate (per 1,000): 4.703

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Editor’s note: Photos are for representational purposes only and might not reflect the exact locations listed.

Methodology: Income data for each Arizona city was taken from the U.S. Census 2023 American Community Survey. Property crime and violent crime data was sourced from the FBI’s 2024 Crime in the U.S. All cities in this list have a livability index of 70 or better, as sourced from AreaVibes. The cost-of-living indexes were sourced from Sperling’s BestPlaces. Average expenditure costs were sourced from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey. The average home value was sourced from Zillow Home Value Index and the average mortgage was calculated using data from the Federal Reserve Economic Data. The mean household income was scored and weighted at 1.00, the monthly cost of living for necessities was scored and weighted at 1.00, the livability index was scored and weighted at 1.00, the property crime rate was scored and weighted at 1.00, and the violent crime rate was scored and weighted at 1.00. All the scores were summed and sorted to show the safest and richest cities in Arizona. All data is up to date as of Oct. 17, 2025.