Buckeye, AZ vs Sun City West, AZ

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

MetricBuckeye, AZSun City West, AZ
Population104,92327,425
Median Household Income$99,486$63,685
Median Rent$1,963/mo$1,672/mo
Median Home Value$419,800$377,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)103103
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income44.4%66.8%
Poverty Rate8%7.6%
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 min21.7 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher21.9—
College Degree Rate24.8%34.7%
Foreign-Born %10.2%4.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+37.1%+5.7%

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