State rankings

Best Counties to Live in Arizona

Compare counties in Arizona by overall score, affordability, economy, schools, safety, taxes, and peace & quiet. Rankings are public-data estimates for comparison and research.

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National rankings

Best overall

Greenlee County

Overall score 76.2

Most affordable

Greenlee County

Affordability 77.4

Best schools

Maricopa County

Schools 47.3

Safest

Santa Cruz County

Safety 96.7

Lowest taxes

Greenlee County

Taxes 95.7

Best peace & quiet

Graham County

Peace & Quiet 91.6

All Arizona counties

Showing 15 counties ranked by the default generated overall score.

RankCountyOverallEconomyAfford.SchoolsSafetyTaxesPeace & QuietTypical homeIncome
1Greenlee County
FIPS 04011
76.282.777.441.292.195.790.4$167,947$71,164
2Maricopa County
FIPS 04013
63.28132.947.394.683.454.6$462,589$89,300
3Graham County
FIPS 04009
62.169.548.743.167.992.191.6$305,491$67,325
4Pinal County
FIPS 04021
6177.550.515.291.683.677.4$364,989$80,266
5Yavapai County
FIPS 04025
57.571.418.445.386.385.788.5$506,656$69,613
6Cochise County
FIPS 04003
55.950.951.721.390.380.188.1$260,844$59,742
7Pima County
FIPS 04019
5562.142.429.880.966.583.2$342,047$70,315
8Mohave County
FIPS 04015
52.95726.4357987.490.1$350,643$57,684
9Santa Cruz County
FIPS 04023
50.330.942.526.696.777.787.3$279,579$55,217
10Yuma County
FIPS 04027
48.434.747.813.283.582.187.3$284,272$62,876
11Coconino County
FIPS 04005
45.855.68.122.882.684.788.6$623,163$72,966
12Gila County
FIPS 04007
42.157.821.23.358.786.683.7$386,396$61,986
13Navajo County
FIPS 04017
40.633.916.68.288.889.580.3$395,263$54,606
14La Paz County
FIPS 04012
35.72932.43.741.390.786.1$266,470$49,478
15Apache County
FIPS 04001
26.79.823.94-94.379.6$315,108$41,438