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1 / 15#15. Coconino County
- Overall Grade: B+
- Public School Grade: B
- Cost of living grade: D+
- Population: 144,942
Counties with the lowest cost of living in Arizona
With inflation still eating into American household budgets, middle-class Americans are paying keen attention to their finances and finding ways to reduce spending.
Nearly three-quarters of Americans surveyed by financial services provider Primerica at the end of 2022 said they are not able to save for their future due to rising costs. Home prices, rent, and food inflation as well as higher prices for gas in the last couple of years are making it so that each dollar earned has even less purchasing power than before.
Stacker compiled a list of counties with the lowest cost of living in Arizona using 2022 rankings from Niche.
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2 / 15#14. Maricopa County
- Overall Grade: A
- Public School Grade: A-
- Cost of living grade: C-
- Population: 4,367,186
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3 / 15#13. Yavapai County
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: B-
- Cost of living grade: C-
- Population: 233,789
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4 / 15#12. Pima County
- Overall Grade: A-
- Public School Grade: B
- Cost of living grade: C-
- Population: 1,035,063
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5 / 15#11. Pinal County
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: C
- Cost of living grade: C-
- Population: 420,625
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6 / 15#10. Gila County
- Overall Grade: C
- Public School Grade: C-
- Cost of living grade: C
- Population: 53,211
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7 / 15#9. Mohave County
- Overall Grade: C-
- Public School Grade: C
- Cost of living grade: C
- Population: 211,274
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8 / 15#8. Santa Cruz County
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: C+
- Cost of living grade: C
- Population: 47,463
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9 / 15#7. Yuma County
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: C
- Cost of living grade: C
- Population: 202,944
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10 / 15#6. Cochise County
- Overall Grade: B
- Public School Grade: B-
- Cost of living grade: C+
- Population: 125,092
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11 / 15#5. Graham County
- Overall Grade: B
- Public School Grade: B-
- Cost of living grade: C+
- Population: 38,145
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12 / 15#4. Navajo County
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: C
- Cost of living grade: C+
- Population: 106,609
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13 / 15#3. La Paz County
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: C+
- Cost of living grade: B
- Population: 16,845
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14 / 15#2. Apache County
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: C-
- Cost of living grade: A-
- Population: 66,473
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15 / 15#1. Greenlee County
- Overall Grade: A-
- Public School Grade: B
- Cost of living grade: A-
- Population: 9,542
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