Arizona Cities and Towns
Explore 91 cities and towns in Arizona. Search Census population, growth, housing and income data, and compare detailed city profiles.
Arizona has 91 PEP place records in this directory. Phoenix city is the largest in this covered universe at 1,665,481 residents as of July 1, 2025. Its place population increased by 3,157 ( 0.2%) from July 1, 2024.
Together, these places hold 6,107,724 residents; 47 of 91 gained population between July 2024 and July 2025. Statewide, the ACS 2020–2024 median household income is $79,964 (1.0% below the U.S.); median home value is $394,500 (18.6% above the U.S.); median gross rent is $1,543 (9.2% above the U.S.). Unincorporated areas count toward state totals but not toward this directory.
All 19,483 PEP places have published profiles. Income, home value and rent filters use nationwide exact-GEOID ACS matches; unavailable and suppressed estimates are excluded when those filters are active. Rent is the 2020–2024 survey median, not a current listing price. Open-ended medians meet a numeric filter only when the entire source range meets its condition.
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91 places · showing the first 50 by population
Arizona city highlights
Lists use the same Census records as each profile. Income, rent and home-value lists are limited to places with at least 5,000 residents, where survey estimates are generally more precise; open a profile to see each margin of error.
Largest places
- Phoenix 1,665,481
- Tucson 548,371
- Mesa 513,656
- Gilbert 287,285
- Chandler 278,748
- Glendale 260,572
- Scottsdale 243,006
- Peoria 200,881
- Tempe 190,571
- Surprise 175,304
July 1, 2025 residents
Fastest growing, 2024–2025
- Queen Creek +8.2%
- Goodyear +6.5%
- Apache Junction +5.8%
- Marana +5.7%
- Buckeye +5.5%
- Maricopa +4.6%
- Surprise +4.6%
- San Luis +4.5%
- Avondale +4.5%
- Coolidge +4.2%
Places with 5,000+ residents
Most jobs located in the place
- Phoenix 1,023,592
- Tucson 252,586
- Tempe 248,305
- Scottsdale 215,547
- Mesa 183,313
- Chandler 155,888
- Gilbert 94,610
- Glendale 88,530
- Yuma 49,072
- Peoria 45,807
LODES 8.4 workplace jobs, latest year
Highest median household income
- Paradise Valley $247,159
- Queen Creek $141,978
- Litchfield Park $126,250
- Gilbert $122,551
- Fountain Hills $112,654
- Marana $112,606
- Scottsdale $110,886
- Chandler $108,095
- Oro Valley $107,117
- Cave Creek $107,067
ACS 2020–2024 · 5,000+ residents
Lowest median gross rent
- Page $653
- Nogales $737
- San Luis $741
- Douglas $772
- Benson $783
- Globe $858
- Guadalupe $872
- Somerton $896
- Thatcher $939
- Eloy $978
ACS 2020–2024 · 5,000+ residents
Highest median home value
- Cave Creek $906,100
- Scottsdale $789,800
- Sedona $786,800
- Queen Creek $635,400
- Fountain Hills $622,900
- Litchfield Park $577,000
- Gilbert $575,100
- Prescott $564,100
- Flagstaff $552,900
- Chandler $507,800
ACS 2020–2024 · 5,000+ residents
Lowest median home value
- Benson $148,900
- Douglas $157,700
- Winslow $167,600
- Nogales $186,300
- Safford $199,800
- Globe $206,700
- Apache Junction $211,500
- Bullhead City $211,500
- San Luis $224,900
- Yuma $230,000
ACS 2020–2024 · 5,000+ residents
Detailed profiles in Arizona
| City | Population | Annual growth | Household income | Home value | Monthly rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix, AZ | 1,665,481 | + 0.2% | $81,332 | $420,700 | $1,582 |
| Tucson, AZ | 548,371 | -0.4% | $57,073 | $266,200 | $1,145 |
| Mesa, AZ | 513,656 | -0.2% | $82,752 | $408,000 | $1,620 |
| Gilbert, AZ | 287,285 | + 0.1% | $122,551 | $575,100 | $2,110 |
| Chandler, AZ | 278,748 | -0.5% | $108,095 | $507,800 | $1,902 |
| Glendale, AZ | 260,572 | + 1.5% | $73,530 | $387,500 | $1,528 |
| Scottsdale, AZ | 243,006 | -0.7% | $110,886 | $789,800 | $2,013 |
| Peoria, AZ | 200,881 | + 1.1% | $95,815 | $463,600 | $1,843 |
| Tempe, AZ | 190,571 | + 0.6% | $79,663 | $455,400 | $1,743 |
| Surprise, AZ | 175,304 | + 4.6% | $96,711 | $435,100 | $2,033 |
All Arizona city and town profiles
Every covered place has its own population history and geographic record. Survey-backed profiles add housing, household composition, resident industries and commuting. Browse the complete list below, ordered alphabetically; identical place names retain their entity labels and Census identifiers.
- Apache Junction city
- Avondale city
- Benson city
- Bisbee city
- Buckeye city
- Bullhead City city
- Camp Verde town
- Carefree town
- Casa Grande city
- Cave Creek town
- Chandler city
- Chino Valley town
- Clarkdale town
- Clifton town
- Colorado City town
- Coolidge city
- Cottonwood city
- Dewey-Humboldt town
- Douglas city
- Duncan town
- Eagar town
- El Mirage city
- Eloy city
- Flagstaff city
- Florence town
- Fountain Hills town
- Fredonia town
- Gila Bend town
- Gilbert town
- Glendale city
- Globe city
- Goodyear city
- Guadalupe town
- Hayden town
- Holbrook city
- Huachuca City town
- Jerome town
- Kearny town
- Kingman city
- Lake Havasu City city
- Litchfield Park city
- Mammoth town
- Marana town
- Maricopa city
- Mesa city
- Miami town
- Nogales city
- Oro Valley town
- Page city
- Paradise Valley town
- Parker town
- Patagonia town
- Payson town
- Peoria city
- Phoenix city
- Pima town
- Pinetop-Lakeside town
- Prescott city
- Prescott Valley town
- Quartzsite town
- Queen Creek town
- Safford city
- Sahuarita town
- San Luis city
- Scottsdale city
- Sedona city
- Show Low city
- Sierra Vista city
- Snowflake town
- Somerton city
- South Tucson city
- Springerville town
- St. Johns city
- Star Valley town
- Superior town
- Surprise city
- Taylor town
- Tempe city
- Thatcher town
- Tolleson city
- Tombstone city
- Tucson city
- Tusayan town
- Wellton town
- Wickenburg town
- Willcox city
- Williams city
- Winkelman town
- Winslow city
- Youngtown town
- Yuma city
How Arizona’s population is spread across places
Places of 100,000 or more residents hold the largest share of Arizona’s covered place population: 78.9% across 14 places. Between July 2024 and July 2025, places of 25,000 to 99,999 residents changed fastest as a group (+2.7%), while places of 500 to 2,499 residents changed least (−0.3%). Size bands use July 2025 populations; group change sums each band’s 2024 and 2025 estimates.
| Residents in July 2025 | Places | Combined population | Share of place population | Places that grew | Group change 2024–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100,000 or more | 14 | 4,820,889 | 78.9% | 10 of 14 | +0.7% |
| 25,000 to 99,999 | 17 | 900,115 | 14.7% | 13 of 17 | +2.7% |
| 10,000 to 24,999 | 13 | 204,834 | 3.4% | 5 of 13 | +0.4% |
| 2,500 to 9,999 | 32 | 163,926 | 2.7% | 15 of 32 | −0.1% |
| 500 to 2,499 | 13 | 17,218 | 0.3% | 4 of 13 | −0.3% |
| Under 500 | 2 | 742 | 0.0% | 0 of 2 | −1.2% |
What this state directory covers
The list uses Census Population Estimates Program place records (summary level 162): mostly incorporated cities, towns and villages, with their official labels and identifiers. Unincorporated communities and most census-designated places are outside this release, so a named community can be absent even though people live there, and the place totals above are smaller than the state population. Annual changes can reflect boundary adjustments as well as population change. Dollar figures are ACS 2020–2024 five-year medians in 2024 dollars, joined by exact place GEOID. Read the full methodology.
Download all Arizona population records , inspect the official population release, or read definitions and calculation methods.