Buckeye, AZ vs Goodyear, AZ

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

MetricBuckeye, AZGoodyear, AZ
Population104,923107,645
Median Household Income$99,486$103,319
Median Rent$1,963/mo$1,956/mo
Median Home Value$419,800$471,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)103103
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income44.4%59.8%
Poverty Rate8%5.2%
Unemployment Rate4.5%4.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k159236
Property Crime Rate /100k7551,364
Median AQI7373
Good AQI Days /yr3232
Summer Highs105°F106°F
Winter Lows44°F44°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute33.3 min29.6 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher21.922.1
College Degree Rate24.8%35.5%
Foreign-Born %10.2%9.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+37.1%+30.4%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.