Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim vs Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler
CA metro vs AZ metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler(5/6 categories)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
CA · 12.8M
1
categories won
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler
AZ · 5.1M
5
categories won
Winner
Monthly Rent
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler wins
Home Value
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Median Income
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim wins
Affordability Score
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler wins
Unemployment
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Violent Crime
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Metric
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler
| Median Monthly Rent | $1,993/mo | $1,760/mo✓ |
| Median Household Income | $91,960✓ | $85,700 |
| Median Home Value | $867,200 | $457,400✓ |
| Metro Population | 12.8M✓ | 5.1M |
| Rent as % of Income | 26% | 25%✓ |
| Affordability Score | 48/100 | 51/100✓ |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.7% | 3.2%✓ |
| Violent Crime Rate | 508/100k | 409/100k✓ |
| Property Crime Rate | 2326/100k | 1797/100k✓ |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
CA
Median Rent
$1,993/mo
Median Income
$91,960
Home Value
$867,200
Population
12.8M
12.8M residentsView profile →
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler
AZ
Median Rent
$1,760/mo
Median Income
$85,700
Home Value
$457,400
Population
5.1M
5.1M residentsView profile →
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