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City guide · Arizona
Moving to Glendale, AZ
West Phoenix, sports stadiums.
Pop. 252kCost index 102.5 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $1,700/moMedian home $415kWalk score 36
Glendale (metro area) has an overall price level 102.5 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
102.5Housing index
106.8Groceries index (modeled)
100.6Utilities index (modeled)
100.4Electricity rate
15.6 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
100.5Median home value (est.)
$415,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$1,700/moArizona unemployment is 4.7% with median household income $81k.
Unemployment rate
4.7%Median household income
$81,486Per-capita income
$43,676Labor-force participation
61.4%Right-to-work state
YesNurse Licensure Compact
MemberGlendale: median home value $415,000.
Home value
$415,000Rent
$1,700/moHomeownership rate
68.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
84/100Hurricane exposure
LowWildfire exposure
ElevatedTornado risk
LowEarthquake risk
LowArizona 4th-grade math proficiency: 33.8% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
33.8%Per-pupil spending
$9,458Student–teacher ratio (est.)
16Public 4-yr grad rate
66.0%Notable universities
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