Yuma
#1 Best City 64
Yuma
Arizona, USA
SafetyB
CostB-
Growth72
Avg. Rent$1,500
Median Income$65,482
Cost of Living93/100
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Boulder City
#2 Best City 63
Boulder City
Nevada, USA
SafetyA-
CostC+
Growth58
Avg. Rent$1,495
Median Income$74,757
Cost of Living105/100
Casa Grande
#3 Best City 65
Casa Grande
Arizona, USA
SafetyB
CostB-
Growth75
Avg. Rent$1,750
Median Income$69,983
Cost of Living95/100
Lake Havasu City
#4 Best City 61
Lake Havasu City
Arizona, USA
SafetyB+
CostB-
Growth72
Avg. Rent$1,900
Median Income$70,148
Cost of Living96/100
Mesquite
#5 Best City 65
Mesquite
Nevada, USA
SafetyA-
CostB-
Growth74
Avg. Rent$1,550
Median Income$64,200
Cost of Living96/100
Chaparral
#6 Best City 59
Chaparral
New Mexico, USA
SafetyB
CostB+
Growth71
Avg. Rent$900
Median Income$46,017
Cost of Living84/100
Gilbert
#7 Best City 71
Gilbert
Arizona, USA
SafetyA
CostC+
Growth80
Avg. Rent$2,400
Median Income$122,551
Cost of Living104/100
Surprise
#8 Best City 75
Surprise
Arizona, USA
SafetyA
CostB-
Growth82
Avg. Rent$2,100
Median Income$96,711
Cost of Living98/100
Kahului
#9 Best City 47
Kahului
Hawaii, USA
SafetyB
CostF
Growth69
Avg. Rent$2,200
Median Income$82,000
Cost of Living165/100
Wailuku
#10 Best City 51
Wailuku
Hawaii, USA
SafetyB
CostF
Growth69
Avg. Rent$2,100
Median Income$86,500
Cost of Living170/100
Maricopa
#11 Best City 71
Maricopa
Arizona, USA
SafetyA-
CostB-
Growth82
Avg. Rent$1,799
Median Income$96,391
Cost of Living95/100
Buckeye
#12 Best City 70
Buckeye
Arizona, USA
SafetyB+
CostC+
Growth92
Avg. Rent$1,950
Median Income$99,486
Cost of Living103/100
Bakersfield
#13 Best City 55
Bakersfield
California, USA
SafetyC+
CostB-
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,775
Median Income$80,540
Cost of Living95/100
Long Beach
#14 Best City 46
Long Beach
California, USA
SafetyC+
CostF
Growth74
Avg. Rent$1,900
Median Income$87,430
Cost of Living142/100
San Bernardino
#15 Best City 37
San Bernardino
California, USA
SafetyF
CostC-
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,803
Median Income$67,415
Cost of Living124/100
Tempe
#16 Best City 58
Tempe
Arizona, USA
SafetyB
CostC+
Growth81
Avg. Rent$1,939
Median Income$79,663
Cost of Living105/100
Caliente
#17 Best City 64
Caliente
Nevada, USA
SafetyA
CostB
Growth62
Avg. Rent$950
Median Income$51,000
Cost of Living88/100
Mesa
#18 Best City 62
Mesa
Arizona, USA
SafetyB
CostB-
Growth73
Avg. Rent$1,900
Median Income$82,752
Cost of Living98/100
Hobbs
#19 Best City 61
Hobbs
New Mexico, USA
SafetyC+
CostB
Growth71
Avg. Rent$1,100
Median Income$58,500
Cost of Living89/100
Fresno
#20 Best City 45
Fresno
California, USA
SafetyC
CostC+
Growth72
Avg. Rent$1,675
Median Income$70,991
Cost of Living102/100
Scottsdale
#21 Best City 61
Scottsdale
Arizona, USA
SafetyA-
CostC-
Growth76
Avg. Rent$1,930
Median Income$110,886
Cost of Living118/100
Artesia
#22 Best City 62
Artesia
New Mexico, USA
SafetyB
CostB
Growth69
Avg. Rent$1,100
Median Income$58,500
Cost of Living91/100
Carlsbad
#23 Best City 61
Carlsbad
New Mexico, USA
SafetyB
CostB-
Growth68
Avg. Rent$1,350
Median Income$67,500
Cost of Living93/100
Modesto
#24 Best City 49
Modesto
California, USA
SafetyC-
CostB-
Growth69
Avg. Rent$1,950
Median Income$79,891
Cost of Living98/100
Oxnard
#25 Best City 41
Oxnard
California, USA
SafetyD
CostD
Growth60
Avg. Rent$2,198
Median Income$96,212
Cost of Living132/100
Fernley
#26 Best City 64
Fernley
Nevada, USA
SafetyB+
CostB-
Growth75
Avg. Rent$1,650
Median Income$69,500
Cost of Living98/100
Irvine
#27 Best City 62
Irvine
California, USA
SafetyA+
CostF
Growth79
Avg. Rent$3,066
Median Income$136,719
Cost of Living168/100
Española
#28 Best City 48
Española
New Mexico, USA
SafetyC-
CostB
Growth60
Avg. Rent$950
Median Income$38,500
Cost of Living88/100
Yerington
#29 Best City 61
Yerington
Nevada, USA
SafetyA-
CostB
Growth65
Avg. Rent$1,100
Median Income$54,000
Cost of Living92/100
Chandler
#30 Best City 66
Chandler
Arizona, USA
SafetyA-
CostC+
Growth75
Avg. Rent$2,395
Median Income$108,095
Cost of Living103/100
Glendale
#31 Best City 60
Glendale
Arizona, USA
SafetyB
CostB-
Growth72
Avg. Rent$1,950
Median Income$73,530
Cost of Living98/100
Peoria
#32 Best City 69
Peoria
Arizona, USA
SafetyA-
CostC+
Growth84
Avg. Rent$1,817
Median Income$95,815
Cost of Living103/100
Fontana
#33 Best City 61
Fontana
California, USA
SafetyB
CostC+
Growth73
Avg. Rent$2,400
Median Income$102,821
Cost of Living106/100
San Diego
#34 Best City 49
San Diego
California, USA
SafetyB
CostF
Growth75
Avg. Rent$3,046
Median Income$108,077
Cost of Living138/100
Tucson
#35 Best City 56
Tucson
Arizona, USA
SafetyC+
CostB-
Growth72
Avg. Rent$1,595
Median Income$57,073
Cost of Living97/100
Kihei
#36 Best City 46
Kihei
Hawaii, USA
SafetyB
CostF
Growth68
Avg. Rent$2,200
Median Income$82,000
Cost of Living165/100
Lovington
#37 Best City 60
Lovington
New Mexico, USA
SafetyB-
CostB
Growth64
Avg. Rent$1,150
Median Income$54,500
Cost of Living88/100
Fallon
#38 Best City 60
Fallon
Nevada, USA
SafetyB+
CostC+
Growth50
Avg. Rent$1,353
Median Income$79,163
Cost of Living102/100
Winnemucca
#39 Best City 64
Winnemucca
Nevada, USA
SafetyA-
CostB
Growth62
Avg. Rent$1,100
Median Income$68,500
Cost of Living92/100
San Jose
#40 Best City 53
San Jose
California, USA
SafetyB
CostF
Growth76
Avg. Rent$3,395
Median Income$146,427
Cost of Living175/100
Stockton
#41 Best City 47
Stockton
California, USA
SafetyD+
CostC+
Growth69
Avg. Rent$1,677
Median Income$79,907
Cost of Living105/100
Lovelock
#42 Best City 60
Lovelock
Nevada, USA
SafetyA-
CostB
Growth62
Avg. Rent$950
Median Income$54,000
Cost of Living88/100
Rio Rancho
#43 Best City 66
Rio Rancho
New Mexico, USA
SafetyB+
CostB-
Growth75
Avg. Rent$1,450
Median Income$74,000
Cost of Living98/100
Chula Vista
#44 Best City 51
Chula Vista
California, USA
SafetyB
CostF
Growth75
Avg. Rent$2,900
Median Income$108,032
Cost of Living138/100
Carlin
#45 Best City 64
Carlin
Nevada, USA
SafetyA-
CostB-
Growth60
Avg. Rent$950
Median Income$64,500
Cost of Living93/100
Sierra Vista
#46 Best City 66
Sierra Vista
Arizona, USA
SafetyB+
CostB
Growth68
Avg. Rent$1,410
Median Income$70,291
Cost of Living92/100
Riverton
#47 Best City 64
Riverton
Wyoming, USA
Safety—
Cost—
Growth60
Avg. Rent$1,150
Median Income$55,208
Elko
#48 Best City 65
Elko
Nevada, USA
SafetyB+
CostC+
Growth75
Avg. Rent$1,087
Median Income$79,036
Cost of Living105/100
Pueblo
#49 Best City 48
Pueblo
Colorado, USA
SafetyD+
CostB
Growth67
Avg. Rent$1,339
Median Income$56,664
Cost of Living92/100
Fremont
#50 Best City 60
Fremont
California, USA
SafetyA-
CostF
Growth79
Avg. Rent$2,957
Median Income$181,506
Cost of Living156/100
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