Phoenix, AZ
US City in Arizona, West · ranked on 68 metrics
Phoenix, AZ is a US city in Arizona with a population of 1,677,947 (5th of 477). It ranks best for Median Household Income (158th of 434), Poverty Rate (%) (199th of 434). It ranks lowest for Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (315th of 395), Murder Rate (per 100K) (294th of 395), Average Commute (Minutes) (301st of 434).
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Percentile on 17 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 97th of 46077
- Median Household Income$81,332Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024158th of 43464
- Poverty Rate (%)13.7%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024199th of 43454
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024225th of 43448
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024230th of 43447
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025223rd of 39544
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 268th of 46040
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025240th of 39539
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024277th of 43436
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 397th of 46012
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025315th of 39520
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025305th of 39523
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025294th of 39526
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 321st of 46029
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 319th of 46029
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024301st of 43431
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024287th of 43434
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 23 widely reported measures from 6 categories, leaving out size and totals
Quick answers
- What is the population of Phoenix, AZ?
- Phoenix, AZ has a population of 1,677,947, 5th among 477 US cities.
- What does Phoenix, AZ rank best at?
- Among US cities, Phoenix, AZ ranks best for Median Household Income (158th of 434); Poverty Rate (%) (199th of 434).
- Where does Phoenix, AZ rank worst?
- Phoenix, AZ ranks lowest for Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (315th of 395); Murder Rate (per 100K) (294th of 395); Average Commute (Minutes) (301st of 434).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Phoenix, AZ?
- Rankodex ranks Phoenix, AZ on 68 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
68 metrics with a value for this place, in 15 topics