Buckeye, AZ vs Fortuna Foothills, AZ

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricBuckeye, AZFortuna Foothills, AZ
Population104,92328,896
Median Household Income$99,486$60,474
Median Rent$1,963/mo$1,141/mo
Median Home Value$419,800$199,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)10393
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income44.4%44.3%
Poverty Rate8%12.1%
Unemployment Rate4.5%14% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k159294*
Property Crime Rate /100k7551,050*
Median AQI7348
Good AQI Days /yr32197
Summer Highs105°F105°F
Winter Lows44°F48°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute33.3 min23.6 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher21.9—
College Degree Rate24.8%16.5%
Foreign-Born %10.2%12.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+37.1%-5.8%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Fortuna Foothills (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.