Sun City West, Arizona Cost Of Living

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Overall 1%

Goods & Services 9%

Housing 6%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Sun City West	Arizona	National
Cost of living	99	101	100
Goods & Services	92	105	100
Groceries	92	104	100
Health care	81	98	100
Housing	106	97	100
Transportation	89	97	100
Utilities	133	103	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Sun City West is 2% lower than the Arizona average
The cost of living in Sun City West is 1% lower than the national average
Sun City West housing is 6% higher than the national average
Arizona general sales tax is 10% higher than the national average
Arizona state income tax is 5% higher than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$46,637	$3,886	$1,088	$1,399
Renters	$30,510	$2,543	$712	$915

The percentage of monthly income spent on housing related expenses can help predict the affordability of housing in Sun City West, AZ, as well as what the overall cost of living might be. Generally, a good rule to follow is that the debt-to-income (DTI) level you want to maintain is 28 percent or less of your income on your rent or mortgage payments and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses and debts. In Sun City West, homeowners have a median income of $46,637. Using that number, a maximum of $1,088 per month should be allocated to housing expenses. For those who are renting instead of owning, the median income is $30,510, which means there is a maximum of $712 to be spent on the costs of renting a home or apartment.

Arizona Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Arizona	5.6%	10.725%

Arizona Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Arizona	2.59%	4.5%

Goods & Services

Item	Sun City West	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.00	$20.27	6.3%
Beauty Salon	$26.27	$40.39	35.0%
Toothpaste	$1.66	$2.36	29.6%
Shampoo	$0.96	$1.08	10.5%
Movie	$11.15	$10.99	1.5%
Bowling	$14.58	$15.49	5.9%

Groceries

Item	Sun City West	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.70	$4.30	13.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.21	$1.40	13.5%
Milk	$1.44	$2.20	34.5%
Potatoes	$2.35	$3.22	27.1%
Pizza	$12.16	$10.74	13.2%
Beer	$9.71	$9.60	1.1%

Health Care

Item	Sun City West	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$69.45	$109.73	36.7%
Doctor	$79.45	$118.34	32.9%
Dentist	$77.67	$100.94	23.1%
Ibuprofen	$10.18	$9.93	2.5%
Lipitor	$476.19	$469.53	1.4%

Housing

Item	Sun City West	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$175,800.00	$184,700.00	4.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,029.27	$1,229.62	16.3%
Apartment Rent	$1,248.00	$949.00	31.5%

Transportation

Item	Sun City West	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.66	$2.71	1.8%
Tire Balancing	$38.44	$51.86	25.9%

Utilities

Item	Sun City West	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$273.18	$170.84	59.9%
Phone	$181.87	$187.18	2.8%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Wittmann, AZ	361	96	3.6%
Youngtown, AZ	6,563	90	9.8%
Sun City, AZ	39,363	90	9.6%
El Mirage, AZ	33,937	92	7.9%
Glendale, AZ	239,943	95	4.5%
Sun City West, AZ	24,899	99	0.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Sturgeon County, AB	24,881	n/a
Valinda, CA	24,870	130	30.0%
Paris, TX	24,936	90	10.5%
Moscow, ID	24,855	104	3.9%
Collinsville, IL	24,855	87	13.3%
Sun City West, AZ	24,899	99	0.7%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.