These Are The 10 Best Cities In Arizona For Jobs In 2017

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If you’re starting to look for a job in Arizona, you’ve come to the right place.

You might think off the top of your head that Phoenix would be an excellent place to find a job. And while it does offer many opportunities, it isn’t the best in the state according to the data.

Here at Zippia, we aim to answer questions like this using cold hard facts and analysis. So we set our sights on determining the best place in Arizona to find a job.

After analyzing all 59 plus places in Arizona, we came up with this list as the best places for jobs in the Grand Canyon State:

If you live in one of these cities, chances are, you’re not surprised. After all, you know how great you have it.

But for the rest of you — read on to learn how we calculated this ranking and why these cities rank so high.

Or for more Arizona job information, check out:

How We Determined The Best Cities In Arizona For Jobs

In order to properly compare places, we set a minimum population threshold of 5,000 people.

After getting the data for about 118 places in AZ, the population requirement cut out list down to 59 places.

We then ranked each place across a number of criteria from one to 59, with one being the best.

We took the average rank across all criteria, with the place posting the lowest overall score being crowned the winner of the title “Best Place For Jobs In Arizona”.

The criteria we looked at were:

Unemployment rate
Median household income
Poverty Level

The source of the criteria was the Census’s American Community Survey.

If your city or town isn’t among the top 10, jump down to the bottom of the post to see a detailed chart.

Otherwise, learn how these cities got to their executive suite status.

1. Litchfield Park

Population: 5,122Unemployment Rank: 1
Median Income Rank: 5
Poverty Level Rank: 1

2. Queen Creek

Population: 28,529Unemployment Rank: 4
Median Income Rank: 2
Poverty Level Rank: 8

3. Paradise Valley

Population: 13,243Unemployment Rank: 2
Median Income Rank: 1
Poverty Level Rank: 11

4. Gilbert

Population: 223,131Unemployment Rank: 6
Median Income Rank: 3
Poverty Level Rank: 7

5. Sahuarita

Population: 26,441Unemployment Rank: 3
Median Income Rank: 13
Poverty Level Rank: 3

6. Cave Creek

Population: 5,014Unemployment Rank: 7
Median Income Rank: 4
Poverty Level Rank: 9

7. Marana

Population: 37,028Unemployment Rank: 14
Median Income Rank: 6
Poverty Level Rank: 2

8. Oro Valley

Population: 41,493Unemployment Rank: 15
Median Income Rank: 7
Poverty Level Rank: 4

9. Scottsdale

Population: 223,519Unemployment Rank: 8
Median Income Rank: 9
Poverty Level Rank: 12

10. Chandler

Source: Wikipedia

Population: 245,231Unemployment Rank: 10
Median Income Rank: 10
Poverty Level Rank: 10

Landing The Right Place For A Job

The best places for jobs in Arizona have one major common attribute — they are all close to major sources of jobs. These places use their geographic proximity to big cities and major employers to their advantage.

It also means that the American dream of a house in the burbs is also alive and well when it comes to finding a great place to have a job.

If you’re curious enough, here are the worst places to find a job Arizona:

South Tucson
Eloy
Somerton

Detailed List Of The Best Places For Jobs In Arizona

Rank	City	Population	Unemployment Rank	Income Rank	Poverty Rank
1	Litchfield Park	5,122	1	5	1
2	Queen Creek	28,529	4	2	8
3	Paradise Valley	13,243	2	1	11
4	Gilbert	223,131	6	3	7
5	Sahuarita	26,441	3	13	3
6	Cave Creek	5,014	7	4	9
7	Marana	37,028	14	6	2
8	Oro Valley	41,493	15	7	4
9	Scottsdale	223,519	8	9	12
10	Chandler	245,231	10	10	10
11	Fountain Hills	23,051	18	8	6
12	Goodyear	70,148	9	11	13
13	Maricopa	45,388	16	12	5
14	Snowflake	5,595	5	15	16
15	Peoria	160,231	17	14	14
16	Sierra Vista	45,365	21	17	18
17	Surprise	121,648	29	16	15
18	Sedona	10,092	23	21	17
19	Buckeye	54,927	25	18	19
20	Florence	26,513	13	22	30
21	Avondale	77,912	30	19	20
22	Mesa	452,091	27	23	22
23	El Mirage	32,600	28	26	27
24	Payson	15,234	24	35	24
25	Chino Valley	10,879	19	34	31
26	Page	7,374	31	20	33
27	Globe	7,463	20	39	28
28	Wickenburg	6,629	12	43	35
29	Tempe	166,975	26	24	43
30	Prescott Valley	39,575	33	36	25
31	Phoenix	1,490,758	32	27	36
32	Lake Havasu City	52,827	35	38	23
33	Safford	9,574	46	29	21
34	Flagstaff	67,419	22	25	50
35	Casa Grande	50,316	39	31	29
36	Glendale	231,978	37	28	34
37	Yuma	93,078	44	32	26
38	Prescott	40,130	38	30	40
39	Bisbee	5,475	11	51	49
40	Kingman	28,381	36	37	41
41	Holbrook	5,003	40	33	45
42	Benson	5,075	34	47	44
43	Show Low	10,754	52	42	32
44	Bullhead City	39,480	48	45	37
45	Winslow	9,570	51	41	39
46	Tucson	525,031	41	44	47
47	Youn	6,299	50	49	38
48	Coolidge	12,058	47	40	53
49	Cottonwood	11,358	42	52	48
50	Apache Junction	36,965	54	46	46
51	Camp Verde	10,965	45	48	58
52	Guadalupe	5,892	55	55	42
53	Tolleson	6,707	53	50	52
54	Douglas	17,137	43	58	56
55	Nogales	20,699	49	57	55
56	San Luis	30,139	57	54	51
57	Somerton	14,679	56	53	54
58	Eloy	17,062	58	56	57
59	South Tucson	5,675	59	59	59

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Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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