According to the most recent data on the cost of living, San Tan Valley has an overall cost of living index of 97 which is 1.0x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Arizona, San Tan Valley has a cost of living index that's 1.0x lower than Arizona's index of 97.
The standard of living in San Tan Valley ranks as #2,747 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Arizona. By definition, that implies San Tan Valley ranks as the #3,672 most expensive place in the Grand Canyon State.
Living Expense | San Tan Valley | Arizona | National Average | |
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Overall | 97 | 97 | 100 | |
Services | 97 | 98 | 100 | |
Groceries | 101 | 98 | 100 | |
Health | 91 | 98 | 100 | |
Housing | 101 | 97 | 100 | |
Transportation | 108 | 105 | 100 | |
Utilities | 109 | 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 | San Tan Valley | Arizona | United States |
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Median Home Value | $228,700 | $242,000 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,437 | $1,097 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $74,455 | $61,529 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 3.1x | 3.9x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.23x | 0.21x | 0.2x |
Item | San Tan Valley | Arizona |
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Shampoo | $0.99 | $1.06 |
Movie | $8.84 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $17.06 | $14.67 |
Item | San Tan Valley | Arizona |
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Ground Beef | $3.91 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.68 | $1.39 |
Milk | $1.63 | $2.05 |
Item | San Tan Valley | Arizona |
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Haircut | $17.22 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $41.67 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $1.53 | $2.34 |
Item | San Tan Valley | 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 | San Tan Valley | 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. San Tan Valley |
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Mesa, AZ | 508,918 | 98 | 1.0x |
Chandler, AZ | 257,076 | 107 | 1.1x |
Gilbert, AZ | 248,349 | 113 | 1.2x |
Goodyear, AZ | 83,519 | 105 | 1.1x |
Queen Creek, AZ | 52,162 | 112 | 1.2x |
Apache Junction, AZ | 41,863 | 89 | 0.9x |
Florence, AZ | 26,777 | 88 | 0.9x |
Sun Lakes, AZ | 14,887 | 109 | 1.1x |
Coolidge, AZ | 13,016 | 87 | 0.9x |
Gold Canyon, AZ | 11,875 | 113 | 1.2x |