According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Gilbert has an overall cost of living index of 113 which is 1.1x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Arizona, Gilbert has a cost of living index that's 1.2x higher than Arizona's index of 97.
The standard of living in Gilbert ranks as #4,365 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Arizona. By definition, that implies Gilbert ranks as the #2,053 most expensive place in the Grand Canyon State.
Living Expense | Gilbert | Arizona | National Average | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 113 | 97 | 100 | |
Services | 98 | 98 | 100 | |
Groceries | 97 | 98 | 100 | |
Health | 91 | 98 | 100 | |
Housing | 141 | 97 | 100 | |
Transportation | 105 | 105 | 100 | |
Utilities | 105 | 103 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Arizona, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Gilbert |
---|---|---|---|
Mesa, AZ | 508,918 | 98 | 0.9x |
Chandler, AZ | 257,076 | 107 | 0.9x |
Tempe, AZ | 191,607 | 105 | 0.9x |
San Tan Valley, AZ | 104,936 | 97 | 0.9x |
Goodyear, AZ | 83,519 | 105 | 0.9x |
Queen Creek, AZ | 52,162 | 112 | 1.0x |
Apache Junction, AZ | 41,863 | 89 | 0.8x |
Sun Lakes, AZ | 14,887 | 109 | 1.0x |
Gold Canyon, AZ | 11,875 | 113 | 1.0x |
Guadalupe, AZ | 6,572 | 87 | 0.8x |