According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Queen Creek has an overall cost of living index of 112 which is 1.1x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Arizona, Queen Creek has a cost of living index that's 1.2x higher than Arizona's index of 97.
The standard of living in Queen Creek ranks as #4,298 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Arizona. By definition, that implies Queen Creek ranks as the #2,121 most expensive place in the Grand Canyon State.
Living Expense | Queen Creek | Arizona | National Average | |
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Overall | 112 | 97 | 100 | |
Services | 97 | 98 | 100 | |
Groceries | 99 | 98 | 100 | |
Health | 91 | 98 | 100 | |
Housing | 149 | 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.
Statistic | Queen Creek | Arizona | United States |
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Median Home Value | $363,800 | $242,000 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,640 | $1,097 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $104,161 | $61,529 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 3.5x | 3.9x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.19x | 0.21x | 0.2x |
Item | Queen Creek | Arizona |
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Shampoo | $0.99 | $1.06 |
Movie | $8.84 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $17.06 | $14.67 |
Item | Queen Creek | Arizona |
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Ground Beef | $3.91 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.68 | $1.39 |
Milk | $1.63 | $2.05 |
Item | Queen Creek | Arizona |
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Haircut | $17.22 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $41.67 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $1.53 | $2.34 |
Item | Queen Creek | Arizona |
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Potatoes | $3.42 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $10.99 | $10.62 |
Beer | $9.58 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $96.17 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $96.33 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $89.83 | $99.13 |
Item | Queen Creek | Arizona |
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Gasoline | $2.49 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $45.83 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $189.67 | $167.67 |
Phone | $178.49 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Queen Creek |
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Mesa, AZ | 508,918 | 98 | 0.9x |
Chandler, AZ | 257,076 | 107 | 1.0x |
Gilbert, AZ | 248,349 | 113 | 1.0x |
Tempe, AZ | 191,607 | 105 | 0.9x |
San Tan Valley, AZ | 104,936 | 97 | 0.9x |
Goodyear, AZ | 83,519 | 105 | 0.9x |
Apache Junction, AZ | 41,863 | 89 | 0.8x |
Florence, AZ | 26,777 | 88 | 0.8x |
Sun Lakes, AZ | 14,887 | 109 | 1.0x |
Gold Canyon, AZ | 11,875 | 113 | 1.0x |