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1 / 25#25. Florence
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 25,961
Best places to live in the Phoenix metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Phoenix metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
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2 / 25#24. Buckeye
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 99,844
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3 / 25#23. New River
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 18,365
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4 / 25#22. Avondale
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 90,644
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5 / 25#21. San Tan Valley
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 105,231
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6 / 25#20. Youngtown
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 6,985
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7 / 25#19. Sun Lakes
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 14,079
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8 / 25#18. Glendale
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 250,193
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9 / 25#17. Citrus Park
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 5,136
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10 / 25#16. Cave Creek
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 5,033
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11 / 25#15. Phoenix
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 1,624,832
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12 / 25#14. Surprise
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 149,519
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13 / 25#13. Carefree
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 3,672
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14 / 25#12. Goodyear
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 102,891
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15 / 25#11. Fountain Hills
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 23,768
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16 / 25#10. Mesa
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 507,478
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17 / 25#9. Anthem
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 22,622
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18 / 25#8. Peoria
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 194,338
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19 / 25#7. Tempe
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 186,419
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20 / 25#6. Queen Creek
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 66,369
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21 / 25#5. Litchfield Park
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 6,871
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22 / 25#4. Chandler
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 278,123
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23 / 25#3. Paradise Valley
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 12,621
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24 / 25#2. Scottsdale
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 242,169
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25 / 25#1. Gilbert
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 271,118
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