According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Globe has an overall cost of living index of 91 which is 0.9x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Arizona, Globe has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than Arizona's index of 97.
The standard of living in Globe ranks as #1,804 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Arizona. By definition, that implies Globe ranks as the #4,614 most expensive place in the Grand Canyon State.
Living Expense | Globe | Arizona | National Average | |
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Overall | 91 | 97 | 100 | |
Services | 97 | 98 | 100 | |
Groceries | 98 | 98 | 100 | |
Health | 91 | 98 | 100 | |
Housing | 68 | 97 | 100 | |
Transportation | 107 | 105 | 100 | |
Utilities | 108 | 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. Globe |
---|---|---|---|
San Tan Valley, AZ | 104,936 | 97 | 1.1x |
Apache Junction, AZ | 41,863 | 89 | 1.0x |
Florence, AZ | 26,777 | 88 | 1.0x |
Gold Canyon, AZ | 11,875 | 113 | 1.2x |