Buckeye, AZ vs Sun City, AZ

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

MetricBuckeye, AZSun City, AZ
Population104,92337,486
Median Household Income$99,486$54,586
Median Rent$1,963/mo$1,569/mo
Median Home Value$419,800$280,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)103103
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income44.4%60.8%
Poverty Rate8%11.2%
Unemployment Rate4.5%3.8% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k159277*
Property Crime Rate /100k755901*
Median AQI7373
Good AQI Days /yr3232
Summer Highs105°F104°F
Winter Lows44°F42°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute33.3 min24.1 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher21.9—
College Degree Rate24.8%26%
Foreign-Born %10.2%5.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+37.1%-2.2%

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 Sun City (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.